Jarinko Chie
English title: Chie the Brat
Japanese title: じゃりン子チエ
Alternative titles: Jarinko Chie (Movie)
Type: Movie
Source: Manga
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 11, 1981
Duration: 1 hr 49 min
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Producers: TOHO
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Demographics: Seinen

Jarinko Chie is a movie directed by Takahata in 1981. Based on the very popular manga by Etsumi HARUKI, it is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan", who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds really depressing, but it's actually a very funny comedy. 

The story is set in Osaka, which has a totally different culture from Tokyo. After the success of the movie, a TV series was made, and Takahata worked as the chief director.

(Source: nausicaa.net)