Go! Anpanman: The Lyrical Magical Witch's School

1994 1h 0m JA

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Synopsis

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One day Anpanman finds a big cloud over the sea, home to the School for Witches. One of the students, Lyrica, makes friends with Anpanman and leaves to join his gang. One night Baikinman and Dokinchan sneak into the teacher's room and steal the magic book, stick and glasses. Baikinman uses great magic, making the school a dark world. Will Lyrica come back to her school and friends ...?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Toda
Anpanman
Ryusei Nakao
Baikinman
Eiko Masuyama
Dr Witch (Masozen sensei)
Rica Matsumoto
Lyrica
Hiroshi Masuoka
Jam-Ojisan

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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32 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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Keiko Toda and Ryusei Nakao and Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1189083 — 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 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Anpanman Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Keiko Toda and Ryusei Nakao and Eiko Masuyama carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1189083 — 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

Runtime: 60 min · 1h 0m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Go! Anpanman: The Lyrical Magical Witch's School (1994)

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.