The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

102 mins | Drama, Animation, War, History | Aug. 19, 1995

This is the true story of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during WW2. Anne's father realizes on time the danger the Jews face and hides his family (his wife Edith and his two daughters Margo (16) and Anne (13), along with four more people, in "the house behind". For two years the 8 people live in darkness and whispers, in fear of being discovered and sent to the German crematories. During that time young Anne writes a diary, describing her daily life in the cellar, her complicated relationship with her mother and the story of her first love - Peter, the young boy in the hiding place. Anne writes down her wishes to run out free and breath the air and flowers, her dreams to be free at last. But humanity is often a cruel mistress...

The Diary of Anne Frank

102 mins | Drama, Animation, War, History | Aug. 19, 1995

The Diary of Anne Frank
This is the true story of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during WW2. Anne's father realizes on time the danger the Jews face and hides his family (his wife Edith and his two daughters Margo (16) and Anne (13), along with four more people, in "the house behind". For two years the 8 people live in darkness and whispers, in fear of being discovered and sent to the German crematories. During that time young Anne writes a diary, describing her daily life in the cellar, her complicated relationship with her mother and the story of her first love - Peter, the young boy in the hiding place. Anne writes down her wishes to run out free and breath the air and flowers, her dreams to be free at last. But humanity is often a cruel mistress...
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Tokyo FM Broadcasting Company, TBS, Madhouse, Hakuhodo Inc., Imagica, Bungeishunju
Original title アンネの日記
Directors Akinori Nagaoka
Writers Roger Pulvers, Hachirô Konno, Anne Frank

Cast

Reina Takahashi

as Anna Frank

Gō Katō

as Otto Frank

Seiko Tano

as Margot Frank

Jiro Sakagami

as Hermann van Daan

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

as Peter van Daan

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

as Petronella Van Daan

Yûsuke Takita

as Albert Düsseldorf

Yoshie Taira

as Miep Gies

Takurou Nakayoshi

as Johannes Kleiman

Fumie Kashiyama

as Edith Hollander