Animation ·Family ·Fantasy ·Romance · Japan · 1978 · 1h 3m

Thumbelina

世界名作童話 おやゆび姫

Thumbelina poster
Director
Yugo Serikawa
Cast
Kazuko Sugiyama as Thumbelina (voice) Mariko Miyagi as Bunbu (voice) Kyôko Kishida as Narrator / Gekoo (voice) Masako Nozawa as Chumi (voice) Kosei Tomita as Mole (voice) Ichiro Nagai as Papa Frog (voice)
Crew
Ikuko Ōyabu — Screenplay Saburô Yokoi — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
love at first sightfablethumbelinaanimecomic reliefflower child
Key Collaborators
Yugo Serikawa Director Ikuko Ōyabu Screenplay Saburô Yokoi Producer
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