New Ballad of Tobio: The Movie (Japanese: NEWトビオのバラード: THE MOVIE, Hepburn: Nyū Tobio no barādo Za Mūbī) is a 2005 Japanese animated theatrical sports comedy film released on December 17, 2005. it is the second feature film based on the manga following Carl Andy's 1975 American live-action adaptation Toby. the film is a collaboration between Tezuka Productions, Toho Company, Ltd. and Paramount Pictures Japan.
In the United States, the film was released by Paramount Classics in select theaters on Feburary 22, 2008 under the name Toby: The Animated Movie.
Plot[]
The plot follows the manga's first arc, albeit upgraded to the 1980s. it follows Tobio Katsumoto, (Toby in the dub) a 14-year old street orphan who gets into fights on a daily basis before saving Vietnam War vet and Boxing trainer Robert Shmuel. together they become an unlikely team, with Tobio training to become a skilled boxer, however the local town is frequently terrorized by the Mad Mask Gang, run by Maku Kata, this changes when Tobio rescues Italian-American exhcange student Hannah Cacaronie, from there Tobio becomes a foil to the gang's activities. eventually leading to a climax of Tobio along with his Gym buddies fighting the Mad Mask gang.
Cast[]
Japanese Version[]
- Yūko Satō as Tobio Katsumoto
- Casey Takamine as Robert Shmuel
- Ami Koshimizu as Hannah Cacaronie
- Motoko Kumai as Jiro Takeshi
- Banjō Ginga as Mr. Oroka
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Maku Kata
- Makoto Tsumura as Shohei Ōshima
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Johnny Cacaronie
- Naoki Tatsuta as Katie Cacaronie
- Ikue Ōtani as Kyo "Chibi" Cacaronie
- Yūichi Nagashima as Hamegg
- Yū Mizushima as Jean Belmondo
- Rika Matsumoto as Jazz Kid
English Version[]
- Spencer Robert Scott as Toby Katsumoto
- Keith Scott as Robert Shmuel
- Christie Moreau as Hannah Cacaronie
- Benjamin Bryan as Jiro Takeshi
- Carl Andy Jr. as Mr. Oroka
- Crispin Freeman as Maku Kata
- Jake D. Smith as Shohei Ōshima
- Gregg Berger as Johnny Cacaronie and Chief Nakamura
- Barbara Goodson as Katie Cacaronie and Jo Kashuka
- B.J. Ward as Kyo "Chibi" Cacaronie
- Juan Chioran as Hamegg
- Dee Bradley Baker as Jean Belmondo
- Donald Glover as Jazz Kid
In addition to the main cast, actors from then-running Nickelodeon sitcoms such as Miranda Cosgrove from ICarly and Josh Peck from Drake & Josh made voice cameos as minor characters, Peck in particular voices Shibugaki, the arcade player while Cosgrove voiced one of Hannah's classmates, Sue.
Release[]
US Home Media[]
- 2008 Paramount Home Entertainment DVD (2-Disc)
- 2025 Kino Lorber Blu-ray (under license from Paramount)