Ozu no mahôtsukai

As a fan of the original book i recommend this film. I'm not a big fan of the character art work but its great to see sections of the book explored that are ignored in the 1939 movie.

The film takes on a pleasing dark tone in all the right places and can create quite an atmosphere. especially in the witch's castle. i love they way she is animated

annoyingly they have given Dorothy red shoes although they only refer to them as magic slippers, the actual design (with curly up toes) is pleasing but i wish they were silver.

Also the munchkin houses are drawn much in the same way as in the JR Neil drawings and the munchkins themselves resemble the Denslow originals.

This movie may not be the greatest quality you will find in cartoons, but to me it's a gem! I watched this movie for the first time when I was 3 or 4, and continued to watch it about once every two months until I was about 9. After losing track of it for thirteen years I finally found a copy and watched it again. I have to say, even now when I am "all grown up" I still find this movie charming! I would recommend this movie to any parent with small kids. As a child, I remember being very excited by all the magic and mystery - and of course the excitement of fighting the Wicked Witch of the West. And of course there's a lot about friendship and loyalty in the story. If you want to get your kid really into fantasy/adventure stories, this version of Wizard of Oz is a good investment. Copies are hard to find nowadays because it's a very obscure, little-known cartoon, but they do exist. Personally, I'm going to try to keep my VHS copy in reasonably good condition until I have kids of my own in a few years!

I am 38 years old and I have never forgotten this version. I am from the UsA but when I lived in Germany at the age of 3 and up I would faithfully watch this movie. I remember being so scared of the Flying Monkeys. It truly was a dark scary scene. Japanese Animation in the 80s is something to behold. This movie I used to pop in my VcR and watch but today I have managed to find it on youtube. If you have young children I would 100 percent put this on for them. It stands the test of time. The voice Actors are so good in this. The Bad Witch is so bad! The good Witxh is so pretty. Toto is the cutest lil doggie. Watch it. You won't regret.

Just got done watching The Wizard of Oz (1982), the anime version of the classic story, and this is easily the best version of the Wizard of Oz since the 1939 classic.

Positives for The Wizard of Oz (1982): While the movie does tell the same story as the 1939 classic with some changes in the narrative, this is easily the most engaged I have been with a movie adaptation of this classic story. The animation in this movie looks phenomenal from start to finish, then again I tend to love the Japanese anime style a lot. I also like how this movie doesn't take the musical route and instead takes the straightforward route with the story. And finally, I really appreciated some of the changes to the story as it makes this movie stand out on its own.

Overall, The Wizard of Oz (1982) is the movie adaptation of the classic story that I've been waiting to watch since the 1939 musical classic and I highly recommend this movie especially you're a fan of anime.

This is one of the best screen adaptions of the "Wizard of Oz" tale I've seen. The story in this movie stays a lot closer to the novel than the Garland musical (which I love very much, don't get me wrong).

The plot, as always, is the same: young Dorothy and her dog Toto get whisked away in a tornado to the magical Land of Oz and has to journey to see the mysterious Wizard, who lives in the Emerald City. Along the way she meets the Scarcrow, who wants a brain, the Tin Man, who wants a heart, and the Cowardly Lion who desperately wants some courage. The trouble is the Wizard won't grant any of their wishes until they defeat the Wicked Witch of the West for him.

The animation in this movie, while not spectacular, seems to be fitting and it looks a bit like anime sometimes.

This movie has some great songs. Sadly I don't know the names of the songs, and even worse I don't think they've ever been released on any sort of soundtrack but they are brilliant and Aileen Quinn's voice and song work in this movie is AMAZING. Her talent is worth seeing the movie for alone!

Kids will love this. I saw this movie for the first time as a 5 year old and it captured me from the start. It can be a bit scary but it shouldn't be missed. 9/10!