The Dog of Flanders
Dog of Flanders (フランダースの犬, Furandāsu no inu) is a 1997 Japanese anime film. It was based on the Japanese television series aired on Nippon Television from 10 October 1992 to 27 March 1993. Both the television series and this film are inspired by the book A Dog of Flanders by Ouida.[1]
| The Dog of Flanders | |
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| Directed by | Yoshio Kuroda |
| Produced by | Juichi Motohashi Junzo Nakajima Kazuyoshi Okuyama |
| Written by | Miho Maruo Diddley |
| Based on | A Dog of Flanders by Ouida |
| Starring | Sakura Tange Makoto Tsumura |
| Music by | Taro Iwashiro |
| Cinematography | Seiichi Morishita |
| Edited by | Shinichi Natori |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥243,543,645 |
Plot
Based on the Flemish novel by Oui´da, this movie represents the bond between a boy and his ever so faithful dog living in 19th century Belgium.
The quite emotional story shows the boys struggles in life as his grandfather dies and leaves him with his dog.
It shows how the hopes of becoming a great classical painter have been seemingly crushed by his grandfathers passing and the way he takes after that tragedy.
Cast
- Makoto Tsumura/Brady Bluhm as Nello
- Sakura Tange/Debi Derryberry as Alois
- Kousei Yagi/Robert Loggia as Grandpa Jehan
- Honami Suzuki/Sean Young as the adult/Sister Alois
- Katsumi Toriumi/Richard Cansino as the adult Paul
- Yuriko Fuchizaki/Lara Cody as the young Paul
- Masato Hirano/Randy Montgomery as Hans
- Toshiyuki Morikawa/Scott Menville as the adult George
- Yoshiko Kamei/Ryan O'Donohue as the young George
- Yuko Sasaki as Nello's mother
- Bob Papenbrook as Ansole
- Sherry Lynn as Elina
- Michael McConnohie as Cogetz
- Matt K. Miller as Mr. Ike
- Chris Carroll as Art Store Owner
- Louise Chamis as Mrs. Nulette
- Brianne Siddall as Stephen
- Paul St. Peter as Art Judge #1
- Cliff Wells as Art Judge #2
- Mari Devon as Mrs. Jestas
Voices for orphan children provided by Jessica Evans, Dylan Hart, Sophie Lechken, Alex Mandelberg, Bryce Papenbrook.
Release
The film was released on VHS in 1999 and later released on DVD in March 2000.
References
- Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 89. ISBN 9781476672939.
See also
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- The Dog of Flanders on IMDb
- The Dog of Flanders (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
