Big Bird in Japan

Big Bird in Japan (1988)

A musical adventure for the whole family!

While visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go. The woman, however, is hiding a secret.

Date of release
1988-10-01
TMDB
9.1 / 10 (7)
Runtime
58m
Genres
Family, TV Movie, Adventure, Comedy
Director
Jon Stone

Casting

Interesting facts

Big Bird in Japan is a television special by the Children's Television Workshop, that aired on NHK General TV on November 3, 1988, and on PBS on January 16, 1989. It is the sequel to Big Bird in China which was also based on the popular television series Sesame Street. It depicts Big Bird and Barkley visiting some Japanese guests, counting to 3 in Japanese and teaching Japanese words. This television special was filmed in Kyoto and Tokyo in 1988. Backed by significant funding from Japanese corporations, the program was produced with the help of NHK.

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