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| Directed by | Kimio Yabuki |
| Written by | Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (story) Kimio Yabuki |
| Music by | Vladimir Ivanovich Krivtsov |
| Release date(s) | March 15, 1980 (Japan) |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | Japan Soviet Union |
Twelve Months (世界名作童話 森は生きている Sekai Meisaku Douwa Mori wa Ikiteiru, Russian: Двенадцать месяцев, Dvenadtsat mesyatsev) is a 1980 animated feature film directed by Kimio Yabuki, produced by Toei Animation from Japan in partnership with Soyuzmultfilm from the Soviet Union. It was based on the fairy tale of the same name written by Samuil Marshak. The music was composed by Vladimir Ivanovich Krivtsov (Владимир Иванович Кривцов) and performed by the National Leningrad Philharmonic under the direction of A. S. Dmitriev.
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A young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a reward. One greedy woman sends her stepdaughter, whom she does not like, to look for the flowers in a cold forest, knowing the task will be impossible for her. The girl almost freezes to death in the forest, but she is rescued by the spirits of the Twelve Months, who create spring around her. The girl is able to deliver the bouquet to the queen, but others want a share of the reward.[1]
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