Alps no shojo Heidi (1974)

Country of Origin: Japan
Dates of Original Broadcast: 6 January 1974 - 29 December 1974
Number of Seasons:
Total Number of Episodes: 52
Average Episode Running Times: 24 mins
Format: colour
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Zuiyo Pictures
Producer: Shigehito Takahashi

SCRIPT
Scripts: Yoshiaki Yoshida, Mamoru Sasaki, Hisao Ôkawa
Novel: Johanna Spyri

DIRECTION
Series Director: Isao Takahata
Episode Director: Atsuji Hayakawa, Masao Kuroda

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Kei Kuroki

ANIMATION
Animation Directors: Yasuji Mori, Yoichi Odabe
Character Designers: Yoichi Odabe
Layout: Hayao Miyazaki

MUSIC
Music: Takeo Watanabe
German Language Version Music: Gert Wilden
Theme Song: Christian Bruhn
Theme Song Performed By: Kumiko Ôsugi

DESIGN
Scene Designer: Hayao Miyazaki
Art Director: Masahiro Ioka
Storyboards: Yoshiyuki Tomino, Masao Kuroda, Shûji Yamazaki, Hisoshi Saitô, Seiji Okuta, Fumio Ikeno, Kazuyoshi Yokota, Keiji Hayakawa

VOICES
Kazuko Sugiyama (Heidi)
Kôhei Miyauchi (grandfather)
Ryouko Yoshida (Clara)
Noriko Kohara (Peter)
Miyoko Asô (Miss Lottenmeyer)
Toshiko Sawada (narrator)

GERMAN LANGUAGE VERSION VOICES
Leo Bardischewski (Geheimrat)
Tilli Breidenbach (Peter's grandmother)
Christin Fiedler (Heidi
Alice Franz (Grandmother Sesemann
Gisela Hahn (countrywoman)
Erik Jelde (Alm-Öhi)
Klaus Kindler (Herr Sesemann)
Fred Klaus (Schnuckis Herr)
Tilly Lauenstein (Miss Rottenmeier)
Thomas Ohrner (Peter)
Bruno W. Pantel (Sebastian)
Sigrid Pawlas (Brigitte)
Leon Rainer (narrator)
Manfred Schmid (Johann)
Lily Tyan (Tinette)
Uschi Wolff (Klara)

Israel
Video Distributors: Hed Artzi

Japan
Television Distributor: Fuji TV
Laserdisc Distributor: Bell (629,630 - box set)
DVD Distributor: BCBA (2,6 - box set); BCBA (164-176)

Arupusu no shoujo Haiji
Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri - Israeli title
Heidi, Girl in the Alps - English language title
Heidi, la Niña de los Alpes - Spanish title
Heidi - German title
Heidi: Girl of the Alps

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

epd Film vol.18 no.12 (1 December 2001) pp.38-39 (Germany)
review (Johanna Spyris Kultfigur im japanischen Zeichenfilm by Hans Schifferle)

film dienst vol.54 no.21 (9 October 2001) p.28 (Germany)
review (by Jörg Gerle)

KEYWORDS

animation, anime, book into film, switzerland, children

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008