The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz (1982)

オズの魔法使い

An animated version of the classic story of a young farm-girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz.

Date of release
1982-10-06
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Family, Adventure
Director
Fumihiko Takayama

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz is a 1982 anime feature film directed by Fumihiko Takayama, from a screenplay by Akira Miyazaki, which is based on the 1900 children's novel by L. Frank Baum, with Yoshimitsu Banno and Katsumi Ueno as executive producers for Toho.

Production

The film was produced in 1981 and it was the first animated feature in which Toho participated in the production. It is notable for its Western character design, unusual in anime. In fact, Topcraft used to work for American animation studio Rankin/Bass at the time.

The film is known for staying particularly close to the novel, its primary elimination being the journey to Glinda, which is only now slightly less of a deus ex machina than in the MGM version. Also borrowed from that version are the red "magic shoes" rather than the silver shoes of Baum's text. Some familiarity with the later books is clear, as the houses are the same two-chimneyed domes found in the artwork of John R.

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