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
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
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.
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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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