Animation ·Drama ·Adventure ·Family · Japan · 1982 · 1h 37m

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

ニルスのふしぎな旅

Director

Mamoru Oshii Hisayuki Toriumi Yuji Nunokawa Masami Anno

Cast

Mami Koyama as Nils (voice) Shinobu Adachi as (voice) Shigeru Chiba as (voice) Tessyo Genda as (voice) Sanji Hase as (voice) Masako Ikeda as (voice)

Crew

Masayoshi Tsushima — Director of Photography Reiko Toda — Editor Akira Nakahara — Writer Shigeyuki Taguchi — Writer Selma Lagerlöf — Novel Matsue Jinbo — Producer

Synopsis

Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Morten and they join up with a flock of wild geese. Together they travel all over Sweden, with Nils hoping to find a way to become big again.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book edited from tv series

Key Collaborators

Mamoru Oshii Director Hisayuki Toriumi Director Yuji Nunokawa Director Masami Anno Director Masayoshi Tsushima Director of Photography Reiko Toda Editor Akira Nakahara Writer Shigeyuki Taguchi Writer Selma Lagerlöf Novel Matsue Jinbo Producer Hiroshi Hirayama Producer Tsuneyuki Morishima Producer

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