Overview
Hana Kappa, who was always getting scolded by his mom, would join his friends in complaining about his nagging mother. One day, however, a "Butterfly Warrior" arrived in Yamabiko Village, and all the mothers in the village were kidnapped. Hana Kappa and his friends set out on an adventure to rescue the mothers, accompanied by a mysterious boy named Polu, whom they met by chance.
Director and cast
- Rie Nakagawa as Hana Kappa (voice)
- Hidenobu Kiuchi as Papa / Himagoro (voice)
- Mako Morino as Ageru-chan (voice)
- Megumi Ozaki as Mama / Poppoline (voice)
- Kenichi Ogata as Hasujiro (voice)
- Mami Horikoshi as Grandma / Kasumi (voice)
- Wataru Takagi as Chobei Kurohaneya (voice)
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Garizo (voice)
- Ayaka Saito as Poru (voice)
- Rumi Shishido Cast
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