The Golden Bird

"Kin No Tori" is an adaptation of the homonymous fairy tale "The Golden Bird" by Brothers Grimm. A golden apple is stolen from the King's garden. The King orders his three sons to guard the apples in turn and to find out who is the thief. When the youngest son, Hansu, presents a feather that he got from the golden bird that stole the apple the king sends his three sons to bring this bird to him and so Hansu journey begins. Completed in 1984, this film was shelved for three years before being theatrically released.

formatMOVIE

statusFINISHED

Release dateMar 14, 1987

end dateMar 14, 1987

Film 1

duration52 min

studioMADHOUSE

genresAdventure Fantasy

Score66% ❤

RomajiGrimm Douwa: Kin no Tori

nativeグリム童話 金の鳥

Charactères

MajoSUPPORTING

HansMAIN

LuluSUPPORTING

Roland-himeSUPPORTING

staff

Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmOriginal Creator

Yoshiro SugawaraProduction Manager

Manabu OohashiAnimation Director

Nobumasa ShinkawaLayout Composition

Atsuko FukushimaAnimation Director

Charactères

MajoSUPPORTING

HansMAIN

LuluSUPPORTING

Roland-himeSUPPORTING

STAFF

Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmOriginal Creator

Yoshiro SugawaraProduction Manager

Manabu OohashiAnimation Director

Nobumasa ShinkawaLayout Composition

Atsuko FukushimaAnimation Director

Toshio KatsutaPlanning

Nobumasa ShinkawaAnimation Director

Junji TashiroScript

Nobumasa ShinkawaKey Animation

Chiaki ImadaProduction

Atsuko FukushimaCharacter Design

Reiko KuriharaKey Animation

Atsuko FukushimaLayout Composition

Masao MaruyamaDesign

Mariko KadonoBackground Art

Yasuo TakahashiDesign Manager

Kinichi IshikawaDirector of Photography

Rikako MizunoIn-Between Animation

Toshio HirataDirector

Yumiko UematsuIn-Between Animation

Kawachi KuniMusic

Kimiko MurakamiIn-Between Animation

Kuniko HamanoKey Animation

Yamako IshikawaArt Director

Miyuki UmezuKey Animation

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