

Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness 1997
Directed by Keiichi Hara
- Animation, Comedy
- 99 min
The Noharas get caught between two rival clans when Himawari swallows a pretty bead that turns out to be a mysterious ball with hidden powers.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, effortless and contemporary.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Akiko YajimaShinnosuke Nohara (voice)
- Miki NarahashiMisae Nohara (voice)
- Keiji FujiwaraHiroshi Nohara (voice)
- Satomi KorogiHimawari Nohara (voice)
- Ako MayamaShuyuryo's mother (voice)
- Chie SatoBo-chan (voice)
- Daisuke GoriRose (voice)
- Fumihiko TachikiSatake (voice)
- Jun HazumiHekuson (voice)
- Kaneto ShiozawaLavender (voice)
Crew
- Keiichi HaraDirector
- Keiichi HaraScreenplay
- Toshiyuki UmedaDirector of Photography
- Toshiyuki ArakawaOriginal Music Composer
- Shinji MiyazakiOriginal Music Composer
- Hajime OkayasuEditor
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