"Akage no An" 1979

Name: "Akage no An"
Released: 1979
Cast: Eiko Yamada, Fumie Kitahara, Ryūji Saikachi, Gara Takashima, Michio Hazama

Synopsis:

Anne Shirley is a freckle-faced, red-haired girl, who grows up in an orphanage having lost her parents at a very early age. Anne is always cheerful and fun-loving despite being brought up without love or affection. When she turns 11, she is adopted by the old farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla. Anne starts her new life with Matthew and Marilla at a farm called "Green Gables", but actually the Cuthberts wanted a boy who could help with their work on the farm... Overcoming many hardships and meeting many friends and people, Anne grows up to be a strong-minded woman.

Directed by:	Shigeo Koshi
Written by:	Yoshihisa Araki & Shigeki Chiba & Seijiro Kamiyama & Aiko Isomura & Takekuni Takano
Tagline:	All sorts of mornings are interesting, don't you think?