Jarinko Chie (1981, JAP) C-110m. **½ D: Isao Takahata. Starring (the voices of) Chinatsu Nakayama, Norio Nishikawa, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Yasushi Yokoyama, Shinsuke Shimada. Animated feature from master Takahata about a little girl, whose parents have separated and who must work in her ne'er-do-well father's diner. She gets involved with small-time gangsters in this mildly entertaining comedy. Some clever moments, but Takahata instills this with too little story to make it work over its relatively long running time. He returned to the subject of family trouble in 1999 with HOHOKEKYO TONARI NO YAMADA-KUN (MY NEIGHBORS THE YAMADAS). Followed by a TV series (1981-1983, 64 episodes). English title: CHIE THE BRAT.