Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975 film)
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Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (アンデルセン童話 にんぎょ姫, Anderusen Dōwa: Ningyo-hime, lit. 'Andersen's Fairy Tales: Princess Mermaid') is a Japanese anime film based on Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale, released in 1975 by Toei Animation. Unlike the Disney adaptation released 14 years later, this film is closer to Andersen's story, notably in its preservation of the original and tragic ending. The two main protagonists are the youngest daughter of the royal family, Marina, and her best friend Fritz, an Atlantic dolphin calf. In Japan, this film was shown in the Toei Manga Matsuri (Toei Cartoon Festival) in 1975.
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Directed by | Tomoharu Katsumata |
Written by | Mieko OsanaiIkuko Ōyabu |
Based on | "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen |
Produced by | Ken ArigaYoshio Takami |
Starring | Fumie KashiyamaMariko MiyagiTaro Shigaki |
Cinematography | Shigeyoshi IkedaYoshihiro YamadaHenning Kristiansen |
Edited by | Yutaka Chikura |
Music by | Takekuni Hirayoshi |
Animation by | Reyko Okuyama |
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Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Language | Japanese |
The film was later released in the United States, dubbed into English by G. G. Communications, Inc. and Prima Film, Inc., on February 4, 1978, under the title: Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid[1] (Andersen's name would be correctly spelled in subsequent releases).[2]
Comedy podcast RiffTrax (Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy) recorded and released a riff in 2024.[3]