The Wizard of Oz (1982)
"Ozu no mahôtsukai" (original title)

Animated version of the classic story of a young farmgirl who is transported to the magic land of Oz.

Directors:

Fumihiko Takayama, John Danylkiw

Writers:

Yoshimitsu Banno, L. Frank Baum (novel),

Stars:

Aileen Quinn, Lorne Greene, John Stocker

Cast

Cast overview:
Aileen Quinn	...	Dorothy Gale (voice)
Lorne Greene	...	The Wizard (voice)
John Stocker	...	The Tin Woodman (US version) (voice)
Billy Van	...	The Scarecrow (US version) (voice)
Thick Wilson	...	The Cowardly Lion (US version) (voice)
Elizabeth Hanna	...	The Wicked Witch / The Good Witch of the North / Jellia Jamb (voice)
Wendy Thatcher	...	Glinda, the Good Witch of the South (U.S. version) (voice)

Storyline

Animated version of the classic story of a young farmgirl who is transported to the magic land of Oz.

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Plot Keywords:

scarecrow | lion | tin man | wizard | witch | 

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Musical | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English Japanese

Also Known As:

The Wizard of Oz

Box Office

Gross:

$612,300 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alan Enterprises, Paramount Pictures, Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Connections

Referenced in Volshebnik Izumrudnogo goroda (1994)

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Soundtracks

"A Wizard of a Day"
Music by Joe Hisaishi and Yûichirô Oda
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn and Allen Byrns
Performed by Aileen Quinn

User Reviews

Corny in a lot of places. But it is still fun.

This has to be my favourite adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that I have seen so far. For all the people that want an accurate adaptation of the book then this is it. Provided that this also has it's problems.

The animation could have been a lot better. The Scarecrow and Tin Woodsman look like something I could have drawn (and I'm a terrible artist). Then while watching you get the distinct impression that this movie is more for children rather than the whole family (which was Baum's intention for the novels).

I did enjoy this movie for everything else though. Although the voice acting could have been a little bit better this is still good in other departments as well. I did like the scene with the Kalidah mainly because of the animators interpretation on Baum's imagination.

So if you are a fan of the books or want to see an adaptation closer to the books than the 1939 movie (although I would like to emphasise the fact that this is a rather corny interpretation) then pick this up.