Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear

1989 1h 14m JA

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★5.0TMDB · 3

AnimationFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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Anpanman helps the princess Nandananda to find the The Shining Star's Tear.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Toda
Anpanman (voice)
Ryusei Nakao
Baikinman (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Dokinchan (voice)
Hiroshi Masuoka
Uncle Jam (voice)
Rei Sakuma
Koichi Yamadera
Ai Orikasa
Yu Mizushima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akinori Nagaoka
Writers: Taeko Okina
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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

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CAST

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Keiko Toda and Ryusei Nakao and Hiromi Tsuru carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1189081 — 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. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Anpanman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Keiko Toda and Ryusei Nakao and Hiromi Tsuru carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1189081 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 74 min · 1h 14m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear (1989)

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.