The Golden Bird

1987 0h 52m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 3

FantasyAnimationAdventureFamily

Synopsis

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"Kin no Tori" is an adaptation of the homonymous fairy tale "The Golden Bird" by Brothers Grimm. A golden apple is stolen from the King's garden. The King orders his three sons to guard the apples in turn and to find out who is the thief. When the youngest son, Hans, presents a feather that he got from the golden bird that stole the apple the king sends his three sons to bring this bird to him and so Hans' journey begins.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Katsue Miwa
Hans (voice)
Joji Yanami
Big Bird (voice)
Kohei Miyauchi
King Kaiser (voice)
Junpei Takiguchi
King Kanematch (voice)
Toshiko Fujita
Lulu (voice)
Noko Konoha
Princess Roland (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Prince Croyler (voice)
Keiko Yamamoto
Prince Walner (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshio Hirata
Writers: Junji Tashiro
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Katsue Miwa and Joji Yanami and Kohei Miyauchi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0459109 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Toshio Hirata directs. Toru Mochizuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 52-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Toru Mochizuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Katsue Miwa and Joji Yanami and Kohei Miyauchi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0459109 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.