World Children's Classics: Thumbelina (1978)

Original title

世界名作童話 おやゆび姫

Directed by

Yūgo Serikawa

Genre

anime

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 04m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A tiny girl born from a flower is carried away from her home and must find her way back. She meets helpful animals and faces challenges in a big world.

whimsicalgentlehopefuldreamlikeadventuroussimplewarmstorybook

What happens

Thumbelina (世界名作童話 おやゆび姫, Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Oyayubi-hime; lit. 'World Masterpiece Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess') is a 1978 Japanese anime fantasy film produced by Toei Animation and Tezuka Productions based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. The film was first shown in Japan on 18 March 1978 in the Toei Manga Matsuri ('Toei Cartoon Festival'). The film sees "Father of Manga" Ozamu Tezuka as character designer and former Mushi Production's animator Kazuko Nakamura as assistant animation director upon Tezuka's recommendation. It represents the second entry in Toei's World Masterpiece Fairy Tales film series, preceded by The Wild Swans (1977) and followed by Twelve Months (1980), Swan Lake (1981) and Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982). It is also the fourth Toei film to be based on Andersen's works, after The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968), Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975) and the already mentioned The Wild Swans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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