The World of Hans Christian Andersen
The World of Hans Christian Andersen | |
アンデルセン物語 (Andersen Monogatari) | |
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Genre | Family, Fantasy |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Kimio Yabuki |
Written by |
Hisashi Inoue Morihisa Yamamoto |
Music by | Seichiro Uno |
Studio | Toei Doga |
Licensed by | |
Released | March 19, 1968 |
Runtime |
80 minutes United States: 73 minutes |
The World of Hans Christian Andersen (アンデルセン物語 Andersen Monogatari) is a 1968 Japanese anime fantasy film from Toei Doga, based on the works of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.
Synopsis
A young Hans Christian Andersen, while seeking an opera ticket, suddenly discovers the inspirations and talents he will later have for his fairy tales.[1][2]
Release
The World of Hans Christian Andersen was released by Toei on March 19, 1968, three years prior to a thematically similar series produced by Zuiyo/Nippon Animation.[1][3] The film was dubbed for U.S. audiences by Hal Roach, who hired Chuck McCann and Al Kilgore to assist him;[3] this was one of his last efforts before his studio closed down.[4] In February 1971, United Artists announced its partnership with Hal Roach Studios to distribute this edit,[5][6] which opened in theaters on March 1.[3]
Reception
In his Family Guide to Movies on Video, Henry Herx wrote: "The animation is colorful and creative, though stylistically comparable to Saturday morning TV shows. It provides a wonderful world of fantasy to absorb the small fry at a matinee."[2] The writers of Jerry Beck's Animated Movie Guide gave it three stars out of four; as contributor Fred Patten commented, "[The film] is pleasant children's fare; a stereotypical and clichéd 'fun for the whole family' animated feature."[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2006). "Tales of Hans Christian Andersen*". The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 (Revised & Expanded ed.). Stone Bridge Press. p. 641. ISBN 1-933330-10-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Herx, Henry (1988). "The World of Hans Christian Andersen". The Family Guide to Movies on Video. The Crossroad Publishing Company. pp. 304–305 (pre–release version). ISBN 0-8245-0816-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Beck, Jerry (2005). "The World of Hans Christian Andersen". The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Reader Press. pp. 318–319. ISBN 1-55652-591-5.
- ↑ "Hal Roach Studios Agrees On Selling Its Film Assets". The New York Times. February 1, 1971. p. 48. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Hal Roach Films Andersen Story". Hartford Courant. February 7, 1971. p. 10F.
- ↑ Peacock, Bruce (February 8, 1971). "Stage and Screen". The Leader-Post (Postmedia Network). p. 7 (Entertainment). Retrieved August 8, 2011.
External links
- Andersen monogatari at the Internet Movie Database
- Andersen Monogatari: Match Uri no Shōjo (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia