The Golden Bird (1987)
Original title: グリム童話 金の鳥
The Golden Bird is a 1987 Japanese-language fantasy movie directed by Toshio Hirata, with a running time of 52m. It stars Katsue Miwa, Joji Yanami and Kohei Miyauchi.
"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.
Cast
- Katsue Miwa as Hans (voice)
- Joji Yanami as Big Bird (voice)
- Kohei Miyauchi as King Kaiser (voice)
- Junpei Takiguchi as King Kanematch (voice)
- Toshiko Fujita as Lulu (voice)
- Noko Konoha as Princess Roland (voice)
- Toshio Furukawa as Prince Croyler (voice)
- Keiko Yamamoto as Prince Walner (voice)
- Takeshi Aono as White Rose King (voice)
- Kei Tomiyama as Witch (voice)