Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage Opens

1999 0h 56m JA

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Synopsis

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A star stick that can make a star when it is picked up by someone with courage. The glittering star princess, Kirarahime, who cannot use it, embarks on a journey to find true courage by jumping out of the glittering star.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Keiko Toda
Anpanman (voice)
Ryusei Nakao
Baikinman (voice)
Akiko Hinagata
Tsunehisa Fujii
Michiyo Yanagisawa
Currypanman (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Dokinchan (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Cheese (voice)
Hiroshi Masuoka
Uncle Jam (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshiya Shinohara
Writers: Shouji Yonemura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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27 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 Akiko Hinagata carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15661840 — 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

Toshiya Shinohara directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 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 Akiko Hinagata carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt15661840 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 56 min · 0h 56m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage Opens (1999)

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.