Swan Lake (1981)
- Original title
- 世界名作童話 白鳥の湖
- Directed by
- Kimio Yabuki
- Genre
- adventure film, children's film, fantasy anime and manga, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A prince falls in love with a woman cursed to be a swan by day. Together they try to break the spell of an evil sorcerer.
romanticdreamlikemagicalpoignantsweetclassicalvisually lush
What happens
Swan Lake (世界名作童話 白鳥の湖, Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Hakuchō no Mizuumi; lit. 'World Masterpiece Fairy Tales: Swan Lake') is an anime film based on the ballet Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The film was produced by Toei Animation to celebrate its 25th anniversary and was directed by Kimio Yabuki. Manga artist Yumiko Igarashi also worked on the film as character designer. The adaptation uses Tchaikovsky's score and remains relatively faithful to the story. The film was released in Japan on 14 March 1981 by Toei Company. It represents the fourth episode of Toei's World Masterpiece Fairy Tales, preceded by The Wild Swans (1977), Thumbelina (1978) and Twelve Months (1980), and continued with Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982). It was the first animated film to be distributed by The Samuel Goldwyn Company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (1963)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.