The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

1982 1h 37m JA

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7.6

BANGER

★7.6TMDB · 5

AnimationDramaAdventureFamily

Synopsis

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Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Morten and they join up with a flock of wild geese. Together they travel all over Sweden, with Nils hoping to find a way to become big again.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mami Koyama
Nils (voice)
Shinobu Adachi
(voice)
Shigeru Chiba
(voice)
Tessyo Genda
(voice)
Sanji Hase
(voice)
Masako Ikeda
(voice)
Yoneko Matsukane
(voice)
Minori Matsushima
Narration (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mamoru Oshii
Writers: Shigeyuki Taguchi, Akira Nakahara, Yuji Nunokawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mamoru Oshii, shot by Masayoshi Tsushima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Reiko Toda 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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Mami Koyama and Shinobu Adachi and Shigeru Chiba carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4354284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mamoru Oshii directs. Masayoshi Tsushima behind the camera. Reiko Toda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Mamoru Oshii, shot by Masayoshi Tsushima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Reiko Toda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Mami Koyama and Shinobu Adachi and Shigeru Chiba carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt4354284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.