Watch The Little Runaway (1966) Official Trailer
3 / 10 IMDb December 24, 1966 1h 53m
During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated in the Soviet Union, Ken sets off in search of him. The friendship of the great clown and the boy continues in Moscow.
Director
Runtime
1h 53m
Release Date
December 24, 1966
Genre
Family
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese, Russian
Country
Japan, Soviet Union
Producers
Cast
Chiharu Inayoshi
as Ken Kawama
Makiko Ishimaru
as Michiko Sakuma in childhood
Volodya Bykov
as Vasska
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Tanya Aynyukova
as Alyonka
Yuriy Nikulin
Machiko Kyō
as Director of the shelter
Jūkichi Uno
as Nobuyuki Noda, Ken's uncle
Inna Makarova
as Klava
Ken Utsui
as Teacher Tabata
Stanislav Chekan
as raftsman
Eiji Funakoshi
as Japanese in Leningrad and Moscow
Lyubov Sokolova
as Lieutenant of militia
Michiyo Yasuda
as Michiko Sakuma
Nikolay Grabbe
as foreman
Hiroyuki Ôta
as Ken Kawama as an adult
Viktor Chekmaryov
as a man on a business trip
Jun Fujimaki
as Jiro Kimura
Eduard Bredun
as hunter
Mikiko Tsubouchi
as Female teacher
Yuriy Sarantsev
as mate
Production Companies
Daiei Film
Gorky Film StudiosAdvertisement
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