Tottoi (トトイ) is a 1992 Japanese anime film, based on the Italian novel series by Gianni Padoan [it]. Tottoi was dubbed into English and distributed by Celebrity Home Entertainment in 1993 under the title of The Secret of the Seal.[1][2][3][4]

Tottoi
Japanese name
Kanjiトトイ
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnTottoi
Directed byNorifumi Kiyozumi
Written byGianni Padoan (novel)
Production
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Release dates
  • 22 August 1992 (1992-08-22) (Japan)
  • 12 November 1993 (1993-11-12) (USA)
Running time
80 minutes

Plot

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After his mother's death, Antonio (nicknamed Tottòi in Sardinian language) and his father move to Sardinia, where Tottòi's father grew up as a boy. Tottòi's adventures begin when he sees a monk seal, despite the common belief that they had long since died out.

Voice cast

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Character Original English
Tottoi Daisuke Namikawa Christine Cavanaugh
Billia Kappei Yamaguchi Scott Menville
Pedro Toshiharu Sakurai
Renato Jun'ichi Kanemaru Unknown
Nanni Seizô Katô Bernard Erhard
Cipriano/Cipriano Muggiani Kei Tomiyama
Stanis Muggiani Kenichi Ogata
Caterina Naoko Matsui Barbara Goodson
Gizza Muggiani Miyuki Ichijo
Francesca Muggiani Chieko Honda
Marco/Captain Marko Ikuya Sawaki Gregg Berger
Massimo Takumi Yamazaki Unknown
Jack Land Takeshi Watabe
Greg Chafurin
Hoit Daisuke Gōri
Totorino Ken Yamaguchi
Guide Wataru Takagi Rob Paulsen

References

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  1. ^ "Tottoi (movie) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. ^ Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (9 February 2015). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-61172-909-2.
  3. ^ Atkinson, Doug; Zippan, Fiona (1995). Videos for Kids: The Essential, Indispensable Parent's Guide to Children's Movies on Video. Prima Pub. ISBN 978-1-55958-635-1.
  4. ^ "JBoxTBT | Em 1995, 'Tottoi' virou 'O Segredo da Foca' em lançamento brasileiro em VHS". JBox (in Brazilian Portuguese). 6 January 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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