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Katry, the Cow Girl (TV)

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Alternative title:
Catarina (Portuguese)
Cathy la Petite Fermière (French)
Das Mädchen von der Farm (German)
Kathy, la ragazza della fattoria (Italian)
Katoli (Spanish)
Katri - paimen, piika ja emäntä
Katri la petite vachère (French)
Katri, Ang Patang Pastol (Tagalog)
Katri, Girl of the Meadows
Le avventure della dolce Kati (Italian)
Makiba no Shōjo Katri (Japanese)
Nathalie (Dutch)
فتاة المراعي (Arabic)
牧場の少女カトリ (Japanese)
목장의 소녀 캐트리 (Korean)
Genres: drama, slice of life
Objectionable content: None
Plot Summary: Katri is a young country girl who lives in Finland during the First World War. Katri's mother has gone off to Germany and Katri is left to live with her grandparents. The young but diligent girl manages daily tasks of her grandparents' property and, despite her young age, soon gets to work for a local farmer as a herd. There she makes friends with the two boys of the neighbourhood.
User Ratings: 32 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 7 votes (sub:1, raw:1, others:5
2 Italian edited dub
1 Finnish subtitled
1 Arabic edited dub
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Excellent: 4 votes (sub:1, others:3
2 Arabic dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Very good: 5 votes (sub:4, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Good: 7 votes (sub:5, ?:1, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Decent: 6 votes (sub:3, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 Arabic dubbed
)
 So-so: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 84 users, rank: #5533 (of 9585)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.531 (Very good−), std. dev.: 2.0764, rank: #1709 (of 9708)
Weighted mean: 7.552 (Very good−), rank: #1491 (of 9708) (seen all: 7.88 / seen some: 7.20 / won't finish: 0.00)
Bayesian estimate: 7.530 (Very good−), rank: #1265 (of 7289)
Number of episodes: 49
Episode titles: We have 49
Vintage:
1984-01-08 to 1984-12-23
1984-10-29 to 1985-05-13 (South Korea, MBC TV)
1987-06-06 to 1987-07-24 (France)
1993-03-08 to 1993-05-17 (Germany)
Opening Theme:
"Love With You ~Ai no Present~" by Chie Kobayashi
Ending Theme:
"Kaze no Komoriuta" by Chie Kobayashi
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 1
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Hiroshi Saitō
Script:
Akira Miyazaki (eps 1-49)
Storyboard:
Jirô Kiyose (44 episodes
eps 1-6, 8-9, 11, 13-14, 16-18, 20-49
)

Kōzō Kusuba (8 episodes
eps 7, 10, 12, 15, 19, 22-24
)

Music: Tōru Fuyuki
Original story: Auni Nuolivaara
Character Design: Noboru Takano
Art Director: Taizaburō Abe
Animation Director:
Hiroe Hoya (ep 5)
Noboru Takano (16 episodes
eps 1, 4, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48
)

Noriko Moritomo (16 episodes
eps 2, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47
)

Yoshiharu Satō (16 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49
)

Director of Photography: Keishichi Kuroki
Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi
Producer: Takaji Matsudo (Nippon Animation)

Assistant Art Director: Mayumii Ishida
Assistant Director:
Hiromi Sugimura (26 episodes
eps 1-41 odd, 42-43, 45, 47, 49
)

Jiro Saito (23 episodes
eps 2-40 even, 44, 46, 48
)

Background Art:
Eiko Suda (eps 2-14 even)
Hiroshi Washizaki (eps 2-48 even)
Kazuo Tamari (eps 1-49 odd)
Ken'ichi Ishibashi (eps 1-49 odd)
Ken'ichi Tomihira (eps 2-48 even)
Kyoko Minowa (eps 2-48 even)
Masazumi Matsumiya (eps 2-48 even)
Misao Ohkubo (eps 2-48 even)
Noriko Tsutsui (eps 1-49 odd)
Riku Kuwabata (eps 1-49 odd)
Shigeo Nishihara (eps 1-49 odd)
Shunichi Yoshida (eps 16-48 even)
Tamami Tamai (eps 2-48 even)
Tomie Katô (eps 1-49 odd)
Yukihiko Sakamoto (eps 2-48 even)
Color design: Kaoru Uno
In-Between Animation:
Akiko Murata (27 episodes
eps 1-7, 9-33 odd, 36-48 even
)

Atsuko Narumi (27 episodes
eps 1-6, 8-48 even
)

Hirofumi Nakata (eps 35-49 odd)
Hiroko Minowa (eps 35-49 odd)
Kazuo Ushikoshi (28 episodes
eps 1-7, 9-49 odd
)

Kumiko Hida (27 episodes
eps 1-6, 8-48 even
)

Mamoru Kurosawa (18 episodes
eps 3-6, 8-34 even
)

Masato Miyoshi (eps 35-49 odd)
Masumi Shiratori (eps 35-49 odd)
Mitsuo Kimura (eps 1-7, 9, 11)
Ryōko Tateishi (24 episodes
eps 1-6, 8-42 even
)

Tazuko Ikeda (25 episodes
eps 3-6, 8-48 even
)

Toshiko Nakagawa (27 episodes
eps 1-7, 9-33 odd, 36-48 even
)

Yôichi Mieno (28 episodes
eps 1-7, 9-49 odd
)

Yōko Terashima (20 episodes
eps 1-6, 8-34 even
)

In-Between Check: Mamoru Kurosawa (eps 1-2)
Key Animation:
Atsuko Otani (14 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 24, 28, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47
)

Ayako Enomoto (14 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49
)

Hitomi Yabe (4 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14
)

Ichiro Hattori (ep 13)
Junji Uesugi (Studio Aton; 4 episodes
eps 40, 43, 46, 49
)

Kazuo Takematsu (OP; 6 episodes
eps 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 34
)

Kenji Yoshida (14 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 23, 26, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48
)

Koichi Hayashi (8 episodes
eps 26, 30, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47
)

Kōichi Murata (15 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 23, 26, 30, 33, 36-37, 39, 42, 45, 48
)

Kumiko Kondo (14 episodes
eps 3, 7, 10, 14, 18, 22, 25, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47
)

Kumiko Tsukada (eps 4, 8, 12)
Kuniyuki Ishii (13 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 21, 24, 28, 32, 35, 41, 44, 47
)

Makoto Tanaka (14 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 24, 28, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47
)

Mamoru Kurosawa (10 episodes
eps 17, 21, 24, 28, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47
)

Masanori Nagashima (AIC; ep 27)
Masayo Matsumoto (14 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 23, 26, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48
)

Michiko Noda (10 episodes
eps 2, 6, 26, 29, 33, 36, 38, 41, 44, 47
)

Mikio Tsuchiya (Studio Musashi; 8 episodes
eps 10, 14, 18, 22, 25, 29, 32, 35
)

Minoru Yamazawa (AIC; ep 27)
Natsuyo Yasuda (15 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49
)

Noboru Takano (eps 1, 9)
Noriko Moritomo (OP)
Seiko Iwasaki (14 episodes
eps 1, 5, 10, 14, 19, 23, 27, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49
)

Shintaro Muraki (Studio Musashi; 8 episodes
eps 10, 14, 18, 22, 25, 29, 32, 35
)

Sumie Suzuki (14 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 23, 26, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48
)

Sumiko Asato (12 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 25, 29, 33, 36, 39, 42
)

Takako Kitagawa (Studio Aton; ep 49)
Toshiki Yamazaki (8 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 33
)

Yasushi Gomi (13 episodes
eps 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49
)

Yoshiharu Satō (ED)
Yoshizo Iwami (14 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49
)

Yūko Fujii (15 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49
)

Layout Check: Toshiki Yamazaki (12 episodes
eps 34, 37-44, 46-47, 49
)

Paint:
Fumiko Tsukada (eps 1-49)
Junko Shimojo (eps 1-49)
Masako Hanada (eps 1-49)
Masayuki Mori (eps 2-48 even)
Mika Maeda (eps 1-49 odd)
Shigeru Fujii (eps 2-48 even)
Takao Yoshikawa (eps 2-48 even)
Toshiko Yamaki (eps 1-49 odd)
Tsuneko Shimizu (eps 1-49)
Yūki Osada (eps 1-49 odd)
Yūko Tonoike (eps 1-49)
Photography:
Kazushi Torigoe (eps 1-49)
Seiichi Hashitani (eps 1-49)
Toshiaki Morita (eps 1-49)
Planning:
Eiichi Kubota (Fuji TV)
Shōji Satō (Nippon Animation)
Production Assistant:
Hidemi Kamata (14 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 42, 45, 48-49
)

Masahiko Kobayashi (12 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 43, 46
)

Nobuaki Nakanishi (11 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 49
)

Takanori Yaegaki (eps 19, 24, 28)
Takashi Suzuki (13 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 44, 47
)

Production Desk: Shunichi Kosao
Production manager: Mitsuru Takakuwa
Recording Director: Nobuhiro Komatsu
Sound Effects: Akihiko Matsuda (Fizz Sound)
Sound Mixing: Hideyuki Tanaka
Special Effects: Masao Yoshiyama
Theme Song Performance: Chie Kobayashi (OP + ED)
Titles: Akira Michikawa
Hitomi Oikawa as Katri

Akio Nojima as Teemu Räikkölä
Hisako Kyouda as Ilda (Katri's grandmother)
Ikuko Sugita as Ulla Räikkölä
Kumiko Takizawa as Lotta Kuusela
Naoki Tatsuta as Abel
Reiko Suzuki as Anneli
Tōru Furuya as Martti

Asami Mukaidono as Milole (Harma's maid)
Atsuko Mine as Noora
Bin Shimada as Kustaa (eps 32-33)
Daisuke Gouri as Salomon
Hisashi Katsuta as Elias Lilack (Lotta's father)
Hōchū Ohtsuka as Raski (young)
Ikuya Sawaki as Sasha
Kazue Ikura as Leo
Kazue Takahashi as Gunilla
Kazuhiko Inoue as Aki Ranta
Kazuhiko Kishino as Vilkki (ep 35)
Keiko Han as Herd girl (ep 22)
Kenichi Ogata as Ole Lukøje (ep 31)
Kōhei Miyauchi as Uris
Kōichi Hashimoto as Viljami
Kumiko Mizukura as Emilia (ep 24)
Mahito Tsujimura as Väinö Harma
Makoto Kōsaka as Klaus Kuusela
Masanobu Ōkubo as Raski (eps 32-33)
Masao Imanishi as Herman Kokko (ep 35)
Masashi Hirose as Emilia's father
Minori Matsushima as Sofia Niilanen
Osamu Katō as Devil (ep 32)
Reiko Mutoh as
Mrs Ranta
Narrator
Ranta's maid
Reiko Yamada as Selma
Rihoko Yoshida as Hanna
Satoko Kitō as
Aliina
Mikki (cat)
Shō Hayami as Crane (ep 22)
Shōzō Iizuka as Topol (shoe maker)
Taeko Nakanishi as Iines
Takeo Ohyama as Arno
Tomie Kataoka as Henriika
Toshiko Fujita as mother
Toshiya Ueda as Esko Räikkölä
Tsutomu Fujii as Vihtori
Yoku Shioya as Pekka
Yoshiko Matsuo as Miina (Helena's mother)
Yūko Kobayashi as Helena (Martti's cousin)
Yuko Tsuga as Mari (Martti's sister)
Yuriko Yamamoto as Emilia (ep 39 on)
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Nippon Animation
Backgrounds:
Studio Aqua (eps 1-49 odd)
Studio Loft (eps 2-48 even)
Development: Toyo Laboratory (now Imagica)
Distributor: Bandai Visual
Key Animation:
AIC (ep 27)
Oh! Production (16 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 23, 26, 30-31, 33, 36-37, 39, 42, 45, 48
)

Studio Aton (4 episodes
eps 40, 43, 46, 49
)

Studio Musashi (8 episodes
eps 10, 14, 18, 22, 25, 29, 32, 35
)

Studio Toto (eps 41, 44, 47)
Paint: Studio Robin
Photography: Trans Arts Co.
Production Cooperation: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Recording Production: Onkyo Eizo System Co., Ltd.
Recording Studio: Studio Taiping
Sound Effects: Fizz Sound Creation
Korean staff
Korean companies
(none)
Broadcaster: MBC TV (from 29 October 1984)
Korean cast
(none)
French cast
French staff
Barbara Tissier as Cathy

Gérard Hernandez as Grand-père de Cathy
Joëlle Fossier as Mme Kansuella
Lily Baron as Grand-mère de Cathy
Lucie Dolene as Mme Récola
Yves-Marie Maurin as Mr Recola

Albert Médina as Père de Martin
Amélie Morin as Hélène
Anne Rochant as Anne
Bernard Soufflet as Mr Aki
Brigitte Lecordier as Martin
Christiane Lorenzo as Arthur
Claude Chantal as
Cuisinière de Mme Inès
Narratrice
Françoise Pavy as Tante de Martin
Georges Lycan as Salomon
Isabelle Ganz as Sofia
Jackie Berger as Léo
Jeanine Freson as
Gunila
Mme Inès
Joel Martineau as Boris
Lucette Raillat as Henriette
Monique Thierry as Mère de Cathy
Pierre Fromont as Mr Kansuella
Régine Blaess as Selma
René Renot as Père de Mme Kansuella
Teddy Billis as Nicolas
Virginie Ledieu as Emilia
Virginie Ogouz as Marie

French companies
Broadcaster:
AB Cartoons (from 1997)
Canal Famille (Quebec)
La 5 (from 6 June 1987)
Mangas
TMC (from March 2002)
Distributor: AB distribution
Dubbing Studio: SIMO
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
(none)
Graciela Molina as Katoli (Spain dub)

David García González as Martti (Spain dub)
Juana Beuter as Ilda (Spain dub)

Azucena Díaz as Narrator (Spain dub)
Vicente Gil as Uris (Spain dub)

Toni Solanes (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Antena 3 (Spain)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Enrico Carabelli

Audio Technician: Paolo Rubino
Theme Song Composition: Mariano Detto
Theme Song Lyrics: Alessandra Valeri Manera
Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena
Daniela Fava as Kati

Annamaria Mantovani as Voce Narrante
Antonio Paiola as Salomone
Clara Zovianoff as Lola
Dania Cericola as
Leo
Mari
Enrico Carabelli as Aki Ranta
Grazia Migneco as Ilda
Lia Barbieri as Amelie
Lisa Mazzotti as Alina
Mauro Ramerio as Peter
Milena Albieri as Lotte
Paolo Torrisi as Martin
Pietro Ubaldi as Yuri
Raffaele Farina as Bjorn
Roberto Magani as Klaus
Rossana Bassani as Enrica
Serena Cantalupi as Dott.ssa Sofia
Tullia Piredda as Emilia
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Boing (from June 2009)
Hiro (from April 2011)
Italia 1 (from 1985)
Italia1 
Rete 4
Distributor: Studio PV
Dubbing: Studio PV
German staff
German cast
(none)
Andreas Hosang as Bihitoli (12 episodes
eps 7-8, 10, 14, 16-21, 23-24
)
Barbara Ratthey as Noola (5 episodes
eps 41-42, 44-46
)
Christel Merian as Iines Liraku (eps 41-49)
Eva-Maria Werth as Selma (eps 41-47, 49)
Hans-Joachim Hanisch as Elias Liraku (8 episodes
eps 35, 42-44, 46-49
)
Ilse Pagé as Anneli (20 episodes
eps 6-12, 14-24, 30, 38
)
Karin Schröder as Ulla Raikula (21 episodes
eps 6-12, 14-24, 30, 37-38
)
Luise Lunow as Henliikka (8 episodes
eps 27, 29, 31-34, 36-37
)
Maja Dürr as Emilia (5 episodes
eps 24, 39-41, 48
)
Marina Krogull as Hanna (7 episodes
eps 17-21, 25-26
)
Stefan Meszerits as Bilijami (eps 27-34, 36-37)
Sylvie Nogler as Helena (7 episodes
eps 9-13, 15, 39
)
Thomas Kästner as Salomon (eps 41-49)
Ulrike Mai as Leo (eps 45, 47-49)

Agi Prandhoff as Katolies Großmutter 
Andreas Grothusen as
Farmer with Gun A (ep 1)
Raski (eps 32-33)
Sasha (ep 4)
Axel Scholtz as Beine Haluma (1st Voice; eps 4, 11)
Bea Tober as Marti 
Ben Hoffmeister as
Boy #3 (ep 5)
Kustaa (ep 33)
Bernd Rumpf as Devil (ep 32)
Caroline Ruprecht as
Apprentice (ep 4)
Mari Haluma (eps 3-4)
Chris Palm as Train Passenger (ep 41)
Daniela Hoffmann as Sara Ukonnemi
Daniela Reidies as
Boy (ep 39)
Boy A (eps 45, 47, 49)
Magd im Märchen
Diana Borgwardt as
Claus
Katolie 
Eberhard Prüter as Topulou
Eva-Maria Werth as Miss Kivi (ep 8)
Evelyn Maron as Frau Kuusela 
Frank Schröder as Aki 
Hans Nitschke as Beine Haluma (2nd voice; eps 38-39)
Harry Kühn as Man A (eps 21, 25-26)
Johannes Berenz as Boy #1 (ep 5)
Jonas Ziegler as Prince (ep 22)
Judy Winter as Erzählerin
Karl-Heinz Grewe as Man (ep 2)
Klaus Jepsen as Priest (ep 3)
Klaus Münster as Onkel Esuko 
Margot Rothweiler as Selma 
Matthias Hinze as Pekka 
Melanie Hinze as
Boy (eps 24, 37)
Boy B (eps 45, 47, 49)
Mari Haluma (2nd voice; eps 25-26, 39)
Otto Czarski as Herman Kokko (ep 35)
Raimund Krone as Man B (4 episodes
eps 20-21, 25-26
)
Reinhard Scheunemann as
Arno (ep 19)
Coachman Paavo (ep 23)
Roman Kretschmer as
Angry Man (ep 5)
Man (ep 3)
Santiago Ziesmer as Boy #4 (ep 5)
Stefan Fredrich as Conductor (eps 40-41)
Stephan Ernst as Farmer with Gun B (ep 1)
Tom Deininger as Kaarlo Kunsela (eps 27, 34)
Ulrike Lau as
Miina (eps 10, 13, 15)
Milole (ep 4)
Uwe Jellinek as
Emilia's Father (ep 39)
Farmer (ep 1)
Farmhand (ep 15)
Walter Alich as Herr vom Raikula-Hof 
Walter Jacob as
Coachman (ep 1)
Mauri (ep 3)
Wolfgang Kühne as Katolies Großvater 
German companies
Broadcaster:
RTL II (from 8 March 1993)
TM3
Distributor: KSM
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Audio Recording: Muhammad Bdiwi Al-Omari
Composed & Arranged: Wael Abu Nawwar
General Supervisio: Muhammad Akram Al-Jonde
Montage & Mixage: Adnan Al-Rabayaa
OP Theme Song Performance: Aida Abu Nawwar
Production manager: Akram Al-Momani
Supervision: Mousa Ammar
Eman Hail as Katoli

Abd Al-Latif Shamma as Viljami
Mona Sulaiman as
Aliina
Anneli
Selma
Mousa Ammar as Narrator
Muhammad Helmy as
Bitoli
Esko Räikkölä
Pekka
Nasr Anani as
Martti
Teemu Räikkölä
Reem Saadeh as
Ilda
Lotta
Ulla Räikkölä
Suheir Fahad as
Jontella
Rond
Zahra Al-Masry as
Katoli's mother
Klaus

Abd Al-Fattah Jibara as various characters (eps 32-34, 42)
Atta Khalil as various characters (8 episodes
eps 14-15, 18-21, 23, 25
)
Hala Auda as Child (ep 46)
Hisham Hamada as various characters (7 episodes
eps 27, 35, 39, 45, 47-49
)
Maher Khammach as Katoli's grandfather (eps 1-4)
Majd Al-Qasas as Crane (ep 22)
Omar Hamed as various characters (10 episodes
eps 30-33, 35, 41, 44, 47-49
)
Wafa Ali as Child's mother (ep 46)
Arabic companies
Dubbing: Al-Markaz Al-Arabi Studios (Jordan)
Dutch staff
Dutch cast
Assistant Voice Director: José Stam
Casting: Tony Dirne
Coordination: José Stam
Dialogues: Tony Dirne
Screenplay/Storyboards: Tony Dirne
Theme Song Performance: Jody Pijper
Voice Direction: Tony Dirne
Ger Dirne as Mario
Hans Hoekman as Diverse Stemmen
Jody Pijper as Nathalie
Vivian Boelen as Vertelster
Dutch companies
Broadcaster:
EO (from 1 Sep 1987 to 3 Mar 1988)
Kindernet
Production Dutch Version: Telecable Benelux N.V
Re-Recording: J.P.S. Naarden
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
(none)
Alexandra Sedas as Catarina (Portugal dub)

Joel Constantino as Luís (Portugal dub)
Jorge Sequerra as Martinho (Portugal dub)
Luís Lucas as Pekka (Portugal dub)
Margarida Rosa Rodrigues as
Ilda (Portugal dub)
Senhora Laura (Portugal dub)
Paulo Oom as Artur (Portugal dub)

Carmen Santos (Portugal dub)
Teresa Madruga (Portugal dub)
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster: RTP2 (Portugal - from 1995)

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