Thumbelina (1978)
Oyayubi-Hime (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 5min
- Animation, Fantasy
- 1983 (USA)
- Movie
A tiny girl, only as long as a man's thumb, is born to a childless woman, abducted by frogs who want her to marry their son, but escaping instead (with the help of a bumblebee) to find a real prince without having to kiss the frog first.
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Cast
| Kazuko Sugiyama | ... |
Thumbelina (voice)
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Mariko Miyagi | ... |
Bunbu (voice)
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| Kyôko Kishida | ... |
Gekoo (voice)
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Kôsei Tomita | ... |
Mogura (voice)
(as Kousei Tomita)
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| Ichirô Nagai | ... |
Father Frog (voice)
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Kazue Takahashi | ... |
Mother frog (voice)
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| Masako Nozawa | ... |
Chumi (voice)
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| Noriko Ohara | ... |
Prince (voice)
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Sanji Hase |
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Michiko Nomura |
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Keiko Yamamoto |
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Masako Saito |
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Rihoko Yoshida |
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| Ken'ichi Ogata |
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Corinne Orr | ... |
Thumbelina (voice)
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| Lionel Wilson | ... |
Buzzer (voice)
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Directed by
| Yûgo Serikawa | ||
Written by
| Hans Christian Andersen | ... | (story) |
| Ikuko Ôyabu | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Ken Ariga | ... | planner |
| Chiaki Imada | ... | executive producer |
| Simon Nuchtern | ... | producer |
| Sidney Pike | ... | executive producer |
| Yoshio Takami | ... | planner |
| John Watkins | ... | producer |
Music by
| Shunsuke Kikuchi | ||
Editing by
| Yutaka Chikura | ||
| Philip Stockton | ||
| Ryohichi Toba | ||
Editorial Department
| Fumio Akutsu | ... | negative cutter |
Art Direction by
| Tomoo Fukumoto | ||
| Osamu Tezuka | ||
Production Management
| Saburô Yokoi | ... | in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tsunekiyo Ôtani | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Takeshi Torimoto | ... | art advancement |
Sound Department
| Michihiro Itô | ... | sound effects: E&M |
| Hiromi Kanbara | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Fukie Hayashi | ... | special effects |
| Shôji Satô | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Shigeyoshi Ikeda | ... | camera operator |
| Kenji Machida | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Takashi Abe | ... | key animator |
| Akira Daikubara | ... | key animator |
| Tomoko Eritate | ... | background artist |
| Teruo Hattori | ... | animator |
| Toyohiko Hiraga | ... | cel advancement |
| Akira Hirota | ... | animator |
| Mihoko Irie | ... | cel tracer |
| Mario Ishiyama | ... | animator |
| Keiko Kanayama | ... | animator |
| Michihiro Kaneyama | ... | key animator |
| Geki Katsumata | ... | background artist |
| Tatsuji Kino | ... | animation director |
| Toshiaki Kobayashi | ... | animator |
| Tomonori Kogawa | ... | key animator (as Shigeru Kogawa) |
| Kazuko Kurosawa | ... | cel tracer |
| Shinnosuke Kusama | ... | animator |
| Satoshi Maruyama | ... | animator |
| Shigeo Matoba | ... | key animator |
| Kenji Matsumoto | ... | background artist |
| Kuniko Miyagi | ... | cel painter |
| Akiko Mogi | ... | xerographer |
| Hideki Mori | ... | key animator |
| Tomoe Morimoto | ... | animator |
| Hiroshi Morita | ... | cel checker |
| Kuniko Murata | ... | cel painter |
| Sumiko Naganuma | ... | animator |
| Kazuko Nakamura | ... | assistant animation director |
| Toshio Nitta | ... | animator |
| Tsugufumi Nuno | ... | animator |
| Akihiro Ogawa | ... | key animator |
| Kimiyo Okunishi | ... | cel tracer |
| Hideko Sakai | ... | xerographer |
| Yusaku Sakamoto | ... | key animator |
| Takao Sakano | ... | animator |
| Yoshiko Sekiguchi | ... | cel painter |
| Ikuko Sekino | ... | animator |
| Tadami Shimokawa | ... | background artist |
| Saburô Shinnô | ... | cel checker |
| Yoshinobu Susukida | ... | animator (as Yoshinobu Usuda) |
| Shin'ya Takahashi | ... | key animator |
| Noboru Takano | ... | animator |
| Haruo Tamura | ... | animator |
| Motoyuki Tanaka | ... | background artist |
| Yutaka Tanizawa | ... | animator |
| Osamu Tezuka | ... | character designer |
| Kôichi Tsunoda | ... | key animator / layout artist |
| Miyo Yamada | ... | animator |
Additional Crew
| Etsuko Date | ... | record keeper |
| Peter Fernandez | ... | voice director |
| Akira Sasaki | ... | production assistant |
| Isamu Tsuchida | ... | title sequence |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toei Company (1978) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Turner Program Services (TPS) (1983) (United States) (theatrical)
- Futura Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Picture Lake Film Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Stardust (1994) (Italy) (VHS)
- Trix Videofilmer (1984) (Sweden) (video)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (West Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aoni Production (casting)
- August Films (post-production services) (english version)
- Dynamic Effects (photography) (english version)
- E&M (sound effects)
- Sound Shop (recording studio) (english version)
- Toei Audio Visual Art Center (TAVAC) (recording studio)
- Toei Chemical Industry (developing)
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Version of Thumbelina (1924). See more » |