Nobody's Boy Remi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Remi lives with his mother in a French village. His father, Barberin, works in Paris. When he returns wounded and hard-hearted, Remi discovers he is actually a foundling. Barberin sells Remi to a traveling artist, Vitalis, and his animals troop. Heart-broken Remi leaves his home to face the hardships of a traveling artist's life. In Vitalis Remi finds the father he lacks. On his way Remi meets a kind rich woman and her sick son, who are actually his real mother and brother. Though life with them is nice, Remi, not knowing the truth, chooses to leave with Vitalis. Tragedies strike one after another to leave Remi alone with the faithful dog Capi. Between staying with a family of gardeners, where he gets attached to the youngest mute daughter Lise, and traveling with his best friend Mattia, earning his living by playing the harp, Remi searches for a place in life... Until he discovers his real parents may be alive, and undertakes a perilous journey to London in search of his family.

Series details

• Title: Nobody's Boy Remi
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 1977-10-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-09-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23036
• IMDb ID: tt0196050
• TVDB ID: 83630

Cast and credited roles

• Masako Sugaya — Remi
• Yousuke Kondou — Vitalis
• Hiroko Suzuki — Baruburan
• Jukichi Uno — Narrator
• Junpei Takiguchi — Dorisukoru
• Kaneta Kimotsuki — Patricia
• Kei Yoshimizu — Pierre Acquan
• Makoto Kousaka — Liz
• Mikio Terashima — Garei
• Noriko Ohara — Machiya
• Noriko Tsukase — Banjaman
• Reiko Mutoh — Mirigan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-10-02; final listed air date 1978-09-24; episode order: 51.

Source and licence

Adapted from Nobody's Boy Remi 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.