Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack

1990 1h 11m JA

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Synopsis

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Anpanman and Baikinman fight. Can Anpanman and friends regain the magic pot from Baikinman and rescue Princess Yada's land...?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Toda
Anpanman
Ryusei Nakao
Baikinman
Noriko Hidaka
Princess Yada
Hiromi Nakamura
Ressa
Rei Sakuma
Batako-san
Hiroshi Masuoka
Jam Oji-san (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Shokupanman (voice)
Michiyo Yanagisawa
Currypanman (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akinori Nagaoka
Writers: Takashi Yanase
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Anpanman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kazuko Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Keiko Toda and Ryusei Nakao and Noriko Hidaka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1189080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akinori Nagaoka directs. Kazuko Tsurubuchi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Anpanman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Editor Kazuko Tsurubuchi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Keiko Toda and Ryusei Nakao and Noriko Hidaka carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1189080 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Kazuko Tsurubuchi
Runtime: 71 min · 1h 11m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack (1990)

Part of

Anpanman Collection

The Soreike! Anpanman films are produced by TMS Entertainment and have been released in Japanese theaters every year since 1989. Since at least 1995, the films have been released concurrently with storybook versions written and illustrated by Takashi Yanase himself.