The Story of Heidi

A feature-length film was edited from the series in 1979 by Zuiyo (which by then was a separate entity from Nippon Animation, which employed many of the TV series' animation staff). All cast were replaced excluding Heidi and the grandfather. This movie is also the only incarnation of the Heidi anime to have been released commercially in the United States in English (on home video in the 1980s). Isao Takahata remarked "Neither Hayao Miyazaki nor I are completely related to any shortening version" on this work.
==Cast==
===Original===
* - Kazuko Sugiyama (杉山佳寿子)
* - Kōhei Miyauchi
* - Hiroko Maruyama
* - Terue Nunami
*Aunt Dete - Taeko Nakanishi
* - Keiko Han
* - Hisako Kyōda
* - Kaneta Kimotsuki
* - Taimei Suzuki
*Brigette - Akiko Tsuboi
* - Mitsuo Senda
===English===
*Heidi - Randi Kiger
*Grandfather, The Doctor, Postman - Vic Perrin
*Peter - Billy Whitaker
*Dete - Janet Waldo
*Clara - Michele Laurita
*Miss Rottenmeir - Jacquelyn Hyde
*Father, Mr. Kaehlin - Barney Phillips
*Sebastian, Mr. Usher - Alan Reed
*Clara's Grandmother - Lurene Tuttle
*Granny - Irene Tedrow
*Neighbor Lady, Peter's Mother - Julie McWhirter
Category:1979 films
Category:Anime films
Category:G-rated films