The King and the nightingale

A puppet animation version of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale of a king who discovers just in time the value of the nightingale and its beautiful song.

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Credits

director

Ryuhi Watanabe

co-producer

Masaji Hara

Matsue Jimbo

Shigeki Ishikawa

production company

Gakken Company

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

Japan

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

503683

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Japan

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - Japan

Literature → Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Short films

Short films → Short films - Japan

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Japan, 1974

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