Bonobono
1993 film
### 1993 film

The first theatrical release, titled *Bonobono*, opened in theaters on 1993\-11\-13\. The film has since been broadcast on domestic television in Japan, including on [broadcast satellite](/wiki/Broadcast_satellite "Broadcast satellite") channels such as [NHK BS\-2](/wiki/NHK_BS-2 "NHK BS-2"). The film has been released on [VHS](/wiki/VHS "VHS") and [DVD](/wiki/DVD "DVD") in Japan, including in a "no cut" edition.

#### Staff

* Director: [Mikio Igarashi](/wiki/Mikio_Igarashi "Mikio Igarashi")
* Screenplay: Mikio Igarashi
* Animation directors: [Yūji Mutō](/wiki/Y%C5%ABji_Mut%C5%8D "Yūji Mutō"), [Tameo Kohanawa](/wiki/Tameo_Kohanawa "Tameo Kohanawa")
* Producer: Atsushi Tashiro
* Planning: [Ippei Takahashi](/wiki/Ippei_Takahashi "Ippei Takahashi"), [Masayuki Miyashita](/wiki/Masayuki_Miyashita "Masayuki Miyashita"), [Shin Unosawa](/wiki/Shin_Unosawa "Shin Unosawa"), Atsushi Tashiro, [Naomasa Tsuruta](/wiki/Naomasa_Tsuruta "Naomasa Tsuruta")
* Art director: [Atsushi Ioki](/wiki/Atsushi_Ioki "Atsushi Ioki")
* Music: [Gontiti](/wiki/Gontiti "Gontiti")
* Distribution: [Gaga Communications](/wiki/Gaga_Communications "Gaga Communications")
* Theme song: *Hatsukoi*
	+ Lyrics: [Kanata Asamizu](/wiki/Kanata_Asamizu "Kanata Asamizu")
	+ Composition, Vocals: [Yoshiyuki Ōsawa](/wiki/Yoshiyuki_%C5%8Csawa "Yoshiyuki Ōsawa")

#### Cast

* Bonobono: [Toshiko Fujita](/wiki/Toshiko_Fujita "Toshiko Fujita")
* [Shimarisu\-kun](/wiki/Chipmunk "Chipmunk"): [Sumie Baba](/wiki/Sumie_Baba "Sumie Baba")
* [Araiguma\-kun](/wiki/Raccoon "Raccoon"): [Yūsaku Yara](/wiki/Y%C5%ABsaku_Yara "Yūsaku Yara")
* Araiguma\-kun's father: [Chikao Ōtsuka](/wiki/Chikao_%C5%8Ctsuka "Chikao Ōtsuka")
* Kuzuri\-kun's father: [Kazuo Kumakura](/wiki/Kazuo_Kumakura "Kazuo Kumakura")
* [Kuzuri\-kun](/wiki/Wolverine "Wolverine"): [Sakiko Uran](/wiki/Sakiko_Uran "Sakiko Uran")
* [Higuma\-san](/wiki/Brown_bear "Brown bear"): Yūko Sasaki
* Kohiguma\-kun: [Mayumi Kumagai](/wiki/Mayumi_Kumagai "Mayumi Kumagai")
* Bonobono's father: Mikio Igarashi
* Shō Nee\-chan: [Mayumi Tanaka](/wiki/Mayumi_Tanaka "Mayumi Tanaka")
* Dai Nee\-chan: [Manami Sasaki](/wiki/Manami_Sasaki "Manami Sasaki")
* Higuma no Taishō: [Tesshō Genda](/wiki/Tessh%C5%8D_Genda "Tesshō Genda")
* [Sunadorineko\-san](/wiki/Fishing_cat "Fishing cat"): [Hōchū Ōtsuka](/wiki/H%C5%8Dch%C5%AB_%C5%8Ctsuka "Hōchū Ōtsuka")
* Shimarisu\-kun's father: [Kazuyuki Sekiguchi](/wiki/Kazuyuki_Sekiguchi "Kazuyuki Sekiguchi")
* Shimarisu\-kun's mother: [Yukiko Shibata](/wiki/Yukiko_Shibata "Yukiko Shibata")
* [Fennec Kitsune\-kun](/wiki/Fennec_fox "Fennec fox"): [Kanako Tanaka](/wiki/Kanako_Tanaka "Kanako Tanaka")
* Fennec Kitsune\-kun's father: [Takahiro Fujita](/wiki/Takahiro_Fujita "Takahiro Fujita")

**Sources:**


Who designed the art for the film?