Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.

Tomonori Yazaki
Ichirō Miki

Hideyo Amamoto
Toy Consultant Shinpei Inami

Sachio Sakai
Bank Robber Senbayashi

Kazuo Suzuki
Bank Robber Okuda

Kenji Sahara
Kenkichi 'Tack' Miki

Machiko Naka
Tamie Miki
Shigeki Ishida
Landlord
Midori Uchiyama
Minilla (voice)
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Release Date
December 20, 1969
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
G
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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