Fantasy ·Animation ·Adventure ·Family · Japan · 1987 · 52m

The Golden Bird

グリム童話 金の鳥

The Golden Bird poster
Director
Toshio Hirata
Cast
Katsue Miwa as Hans (voice) Joji Yanami as Big Bird (voice) Kohei Miyauchi as King Kaiser (voice) Junpei Takiguchi as King Kanematch (voice) Toshiko Fujita as Lulu (voice) Noko Konoha as Princess Roland (voice)
Crew
Toru Mochizuki — Editor Junji Tashiro — Screenplay
Synopsis

"Kin no Tori" is an adaptation of the homonymous fairy tale "The Golden Bird" by Brothers Grimm. A golden apple is stolen from the King's garden. The King orders his three sons to guard the apples in turn and to find out who is the thief. When the youngest son, Hans, presents a feather that he got from the golden bird that stole the apple the king sends his three sons to bring this bird to him and so Hans' journey begins.

Mood & Themes
witchmagicfairy taleanime
Key Collaborators
Toshio Hirata Director Toru Mochizuki Editor Junji Tashiro Screenplay
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