Heidi in the Mountains
1974, Japanese. Directed by Isao Takahata.
Heidi (1974) Japanese anime series by Zuiyo Eizo (now Nippon Animation) based on the Swiss novel Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning by Johanna Spyri (1880). It was directed by Isao Takahata A feature-length film Heidi in the Mountains, aka The Story of Heidi, was edited from the series by Zuiyo (which by then was a separate entity from Nippon Animation, which employed many of the TV series' animation staff) distributed in 1979. 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.
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Cast & crew
- Isao TakahataDirector
- Kazuko SugiyamaHeidi (voice)
- Noriko OharaPeter (voice)
- Kohei MiyauchiGrandfather (voice)
- Rihoko YoshidaClara Sesemann (voice)
- Miyako ShimaPeter's Grandmother (voice)
- Miyoko AsoFrau Rottenmeier (voice)
- Natsuko KawajiMadam Sesemann (voice)
- Taeko NakanishiDete (voice)
- Kaneta KimotsukiSebastian (voice)
Details
- Released
- 6 January 1974
- Original title
- アルプスの少女ハイジ
- Country
- Japan
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What Heidi in the Mountains is based on
Heidi in the Mountains is adapted from a children's book.
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Heidi in the Mountains isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 January 1974. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Heidi in the Mountains?
If you liked Heidi in the Mountains, try The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus, Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle, The Cat in the Hat.
Who directed Heidi in the Mountains?
Heidi in the Mountains (1974) was directed by Isao Takahata and stars Kazuko Sugiyama, Noriko Ohara, Kohei Miyauchi.
What is Heidi in the Mountains based on?
Heidi in the Mountains is adapted from a children's book.