3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

3000 Leagues in Search of Mother is about an Italian boy, Marco, and his journey in search of his mother. Italy was in a deep depression, so to support her family, Marco's mother went to Argentina to work as a domestic. But after she wrote to her family that she was sick, her letters stopped coming. So Marco decides to go to Argentina to look for her. Marco has to travel across Argentina to find her, meeting many wonderful people, and encountering many adventures during his journey.

Series details

• Title: 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Anime, Children
• Premiere date: 1976-01-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1976-12-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37677
• IMDb ID: tt0074002
• TVDB ID: 122151

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1976-01-04; final listed air date 1976-12-26; episode order: 52.

Source and licence

Adapted from 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.