Big Bird in Japan (1989)

Directed by

Jon Stone

Genre

family, tv movie, adventure, comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

58 min

Rating

9.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Big Bird and his dog Barkley travel to Japan to visit some Japanese friends. They learn how to count to three in Japanese and teach a few Japanese words along the way.

educationalgentlecuriousplayfulbrighteasygoingwarmfamily-friendly

What happens

Big Bird in Japan is a television special by the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop), that aired on NHK General TV on November 3, 1988, and on PBS on January 16, 1989. It is the sequel to Big Bird in China which was also based on the popular television series Sesame Street. It depicts Big Bird and Barkley visiting some Japanese guests, counting to 3 in Japanese and teaching Japanese words. This television special was filmed in Kyoto and Tokyo in 1988. Backed by significant funding from Japanese corporations, the program was produced with the help of NHK. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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