Toby & Hannah's Christmas in Japan

Toby & Hannah's Christmas in Japan is a 1994 American made-for-television Christmas comedy-drama film written by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner and directed by Arnold P. McRunion. Based on the Osamu Tezuka manga The Ballad of Tobio, it is the third live action version of the manga, following the 1975 film Toby and the short-lived sitcom Day After Day. Set in Japan durring Christmastime 1965, it follows Toby Katsumoto with the help of his trainer Robert Shmuel and classmate Jiro Takeshi as they try to bring Christmas to the Italian-American Cacaronie family who are living in downtown Tokyo.

This was the first Tobio related production to be fully produced by Paramount after Carl Andy sold his stake in the license in 1989. It first aired in the US on NBC on December 22, 1994, the special recieved positive reviews and high viewership. Today it's still revered by fans of the series for it's writing, humor and warm hearted nature despite it's departure from the standard formula of the franchise.

Plot
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Cast

 * Chi Muoi Lo as Toby Katsumoto
 * Christina Ricci as Hannah Cacaronie
 * Brian Doyle-Murray as Robert Shmuel
 * Jiro Hamashi as Jiro Takeshi
 * George Wendt as Johnny Cacaronie
 * Talia Shire as Katie Cacaronie

Home Media

 * 1995 Paramount Home Entertainment VHS/Laserdisc
 * 2002 Paramount Home Entertainment DVD