はいからさんが通る (1978): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1978, はいからさんが通る is an animation, drama and komödie series.

What it’s about. Benio Hanamura is a 17-year-old schoolgirl in Tokyo during the Taisho era. Benio lost her mother when she was very young and has been raised by her father, a high-ranking official in the Japanese army. As a result, she has grown into a tomboy—contrary to traditional Japanese notions of femininity, she studies kendo, drinks sake, dresses in often outlandish-looking Western fashions, and isn't as interested in housewife duties as she is in literature. She also rejects the idea of arranged marriages and believes in a woman's right to a career and to marry for love. Benio's best friends are the beautiful Tamaki, who is much more feminine than Benio but equally interested in women's rights, and Ranmaru, a young man who was raised to play female roles in the kabuki theater and as a result has acquired very effeminate mannerisms.

Who’s in it. はいからさんが通る stars Reiko Suzuki as ばあや, Atsuko Mine as 伊集院夫人, Katsuji Mori as 伊集院忍 and Ichiro Nagai as 花村少佐, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.8/10, はいからさんが通る has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch はいからさんが通る page.

If you liked it. Fans of はいからさんが通る tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.