Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Judy Abbott is an orphan who has been given the opportunity to study at the prestigious Lincoln Memorial High School by a mysterious benefactor whom she only knows as "John Smith". She has only seen his shadow once, and because of his long legs, she calls him "Daddy Long Legs". The only payment she is to give her benefactor is that she write him letters every month, with no expectation of them being responded to.

The anime covers three years of Judy's life, starting with her leaving the John Grier Home orphanage, and ending with her finishing high school.

Series details

• Title: Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 1990-01-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-12-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9633
• IMDb ID: tt0168436
• TVDB ID: 83276

Cast and credited roles

• Mitsuko Horie — Judy Abbott
• Chie Satou — Sally McBride
• Yuri Amano — Julia Rutledge Pendleton
• Yoku Shioya — Bob
• Yuko Kobayashi — Carry
• Emi Shinohara — Catherine
• Ken Yamaguchi — Dorobou
• Yuriko Fuchizaki — Emily
• Shunsuke Shima — George Fenton
• Hiromi Tsuru — Leonora Fenton
• Fujita Toshiko — Catherine Lipett
• Bin Shimada — Jimmy McBride

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-01-14; final listed air date 1990-12-23; episode order: 40.

Source and licence

Adapted from Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan 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.