Special video for "Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window" with the NHK Symphony Orchestra released

For the animated film "Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window," a special video was released, showcasing a unique blend of scenes from the movie and the performance by the NHK Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra's performance is featured in the scenes of the film where the New Symphony Orchestra, the predecessor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra, appears.

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's father, Moritsuna, was a prominent concertmaster and second conductor of the New Symphony Orchestra. In recognition of this connection, the production team made a passionate proposal to the NHK Symphony Orchestra, which was immediately accepted due to the orchestra's respect for Moritsuna and their interest in a project involving Tetsuko Kuroyanagi.

The special video features scenes from the film showing the New Symphony Orchestra during rehearsal and the NHK Symphony Orchestra in an energetic performance. Additionally, scenes of Moritsuna playing the violin at home are included, as well as footage of NHK Symphony Orchestra's concertmaster, Fuminori Shinozaki.

"Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window" is based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi and will be released in theaters on December 8. Directed by Shinnosuke Yakuwa and produced by Shin-Ei Animation, the film stars Riria Ohno in the lead role, who was selected through an audition to play Totto-chan. The cast includes Hiroshi Abe as Principal Kobayashi, Shun Oguri as Totto-chan's father Moritsuna, Anne as her mother Asa, and Karen Takizawa as Teacher Oishi.