3000 Leagues in Search of Mother Tags: Anime, Cartoon.3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (母をたずねて三千里 Haha o Tazunete Sanzenri) is a Japanese anime television series directed by Isao Takahata and aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the novel Heart (Cuore) by Edmondo De Amicis i.e. film director Hajime Okayasu, Isao Takahata, Kozo_Kuzuha network TV Tokyo Learn more... Loading...