![]() It was distributed in English-speaking countries and territories, including the United States and Canada, by Alan Enterprises. New Hope Entertainment was also involved in producing the English-dubbed version. Gleitsman was the executive producer of Alan Enterprises, which did the English dub for the North American release. The English version of this film, edited by Johann Lowenberg and produced by John Danylkiw, appeared on television and home video in the United States on October, 9 1983. It was also broadcast on AT-X as early as December 19, 2002. The English dubbed version featured new different lyrics by Sammy Cahn and Allen Byrns, all sung by Aileen Quinn.Īlthough it was produced for a theatrical release, the film was eventually released in Japan straight to VHS, Betamax and on satellite television (CS) on July 1, 1982. "What is 1+1?" (1+1は何?, Ichi tasu ichi wa nani) (Insert song) (Singers: Mitsuko Horie and Koorogi '73)Ī third song also sung by Horie can be heard in the middle of the film, but it remained untilted never having been released on record."Someone is waiting for me" (だれか私を待っている, Dare ka watashi wo matte iru) (Main theme) (Singer: Mitsuko Horie).The single containing the songs was released in April 1981 (Catalog# CK-584 ), over a year prior the movie release thus, it is possible that it was decided only later to use it as a soundtrack. The Lyrics were written by Keisuke Yamakawa. The music was written by future Studio Ghibli's composer Jō Hisaishi along with Yuichiro Oda and performed by Columbia Orchestra. ![]() It is one of the rare films to depict the various forms the Wizard appears to each of the travelers, such as the Beautiful-Winged Lady (shown to be a puppet rather than the Wizard in a costume, as in the book), the Terrible Beast (looking like an ordinary rhinoceros) and the Ball of Fire. Glinda's appeareance is also borrowed from Neill's illustrations of Princess Ozma. Neill, who never illustrated the first Oz book. Some familiarity with the later books is clear, as the houses are the same two-chimneyed domes found in the artwork of John R. Also borrowed from that version are the red "magic shoes" rather than the silver shoes of Baum's text. ![]() The film is known for staying particularly close to the novel, its primary elimination being the journey to Glinda, which is only now slightly less of a deus ex machina than in the MGM version. ![]() This film's writer, Akira Miyazaki, also wrote for the 1986 anime television series of the same name. Voice actress Mari Okamoto had already voiced Dorothy in the 1974 TBS dub of the 1939 The Wizard of Oz. In fact Topcraft used to work for American animation studio Rankin/Bass at the time. It is notable for its Western character design, unusual in anime. Seri Machika (as the Beautiful-Winged Lady) Frank Baum, produced by Yoshimitsu Banno and Katsumi Ueno for Toho. The Wizard of Oz ( オズの魔法使い, Ozu no Mahōtsukai ) is a 1982 anime feature film directed by Fumihiko Takayama, from a screenplay by Yoshimitsu Banno and Akira Miyazaki, which is based on the 1900 children's novel by L. ![]()
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