Enchanted Journey (film)

Enchanted Journey
Region 0 DVD cover (2003)
Directed by Hideo Nishimaki
Produced by Kiichirou Nohara
Screenplay by Yasuo Tanami
Based on Gurikku no Bōken
by Atsuo Saitō
Starring
Music by Reijiro Koroku
Production
company
Studio Korumi
Release date
    • July 21, 1981 (1981-07-21) (Japan)
    [1]
    • July 1986 (1986-07) (United States)
    [2]
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Enchanted Journey, released in Japan as Gurikku no Bōken (グリックの冒険, lit. The Adventures of Glikko), is a 1981 Japanese anime film directed by Hideo Nishimaki and based on the book of the same name by Atsuo Saitō.

Plot

A domestically raised chipmunk, Glikko, befriends a carrier pigeon named Pippo (pee-poh), who tells Glikko of an enormous forest where chipmunks roam free. Enthralled by the story, Glikko leaves his home in the city and sister in search of the Vast North Forest. Along the way he meets up with another chipmunk named Nono, whom Glikko reluctantly allows to accompany him. On their journey they are faced with dangers such as predators (including foxes and hawks) and the winter climate.

Cast

CharacterVoice (Japanese)Voice (English)
GlikkoYuu MizushimaLionel Wilson
GambaTakeshi AonoJim Backus
NonoYouko AsagamiCorinne Orr
PippoKousei TomitaOrson Welles
FluffRihoko Yoshida
Zipzip
Nono's Mother

Production and release

The Enchanted Journey is based on the book by Atsuo Saitō,[1] originally published in 1970.[3] The film was produced by Studio Korumi, and released in Japanese theaters on July 21, 1981.[1] In the United States, an English-dubbed version with the voices of Jim Backus and Orson Welles aired on the HBO network (in July 1986),[4] and on the Family Channel (in March 1996).[5] This version was released on VHS by Hi-Tops Video several months after the HBO airing.[6]

Date Producer Distributor Country Media Languages
1981-07-01 Studio Korumi Japan (premier) Ja
1986-07 HBO[2] United States TV broadcast En
1986 Hi-Tops Video[7] United States VHS En
1996-03 The Family Channel[5] United States TV broadcast En
1997-03-01 Japan VHS Ja
2003 Blast Films[8] United States DVD En
2004-01-06 Vintage Home Entertainment DVD

References

  1. 1 2 3
  2. 1 2 "Monday: Daytime Listings". Rome News-Tribune TV Trib Viewers Guide. July 3, 1986. p. 19. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Catalogue information for グリックの冒険 / Gurikku no bōken". WorldCat. Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Monday: Daytime Listings". Rome News-Tribune TV Trib Viewers Guide. July 3, 1986. p. 19. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Harris, Lee (March 24, 1996). "Shows for Youngsters and Their Parents Too: An Eagle Scout's heroic story encores on HBO; ABC offers a double bill for kids; Family's 'Journey'". Los Angeles Times. p. 6 (TV Times). Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  6. ↑ Kaminsky, Akiva (October 4, 1986). "Hi-Tops Builds Muscle In Kidvid Wars: Firm Has $20 Million Budgeted For 2 Years". Billboard. VNU/Nielsen Business Media. 98 (40): 47. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Catalogue information for "Enchanted Journey (1986, Blast Films, VHS)". WorldCat. Online Computer Library Center. 2017-01-17.
  8. ↑ "Catalogue information for "Enchanted Journey (Blast Films, DVD, 2003)"". WorldCat. Online Computer Library Center. 2003-01-01.
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