Pinocchio (1976)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Pinocchio |
| Original title | Pikorīno no bōken |
 | |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 1976 |
| Production company |
Nippon animation Apollo film |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 52 |
| genre | Children and youth television series |
| idea | Carlo Collodi |
| music |
Yasushi Nakamura Karel Svoboda |
| First broadcast | Apr. 27, 1976 - May 16, 1977 on TV Asahi |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 8, 1977 on ZDF |
Pinocchio ( Japanese ピ コ リ ー ノ の 冒 険 , Pikorīno no bōken ) is an anime series from 1976, which was made in coproduction with ZDF and ORF . The series is based on the children's book Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi .
content
The carpenter Gepetto is a lonely man and lives with his cat Giulietta and the woodpecker Rocco in a modest house. Gepetto wants a son and after a short time a wooden doll that he was working on comes to life. She can move her limbs and speak. Gepetto is thrilled. Pinocchio is supposed to go to school the next day like a normal boy. On the way there, he and his girlfriend meet Gina, a duck, but the deceitful fox and the mangy street cat. They seduce him into watching the city puppet show and are very kind to Pinocchio. Actually, it is their intention to dupe him into selling him to the owner of the event. Pinocchio earns money from the puppeteer and then goes looking for his Gepetto. As the story progresses, Pinocchio repeatedly encounters the fox and the street cat who try to prevent him from finding his Gepetto, playing tricks on him and taking advantage of him. Pinocchio spends some time with his fairy godmother, who wants to help Gepetto raise Pinocchio. He should finally become a good boy and no longer be a burden to Gepetto. However, the fox and the street cat are playing tricks on him again and Pinocchio undertakes a long hike to find his master. On the way there, he and his friend find themselves in Spieleland. In Spieleland he transforms into a donkey. He is only transformed back again when he does something good and unselfish. Pinocchio has to go to the island of the dolphins and the city by the sea, but is washed into the belly of a whale, where he sees Gepetto again. Together the two manage to free themselves from the belly of the whale. At home, Pinocchio promises to be honest. When he keeps this resolution, the next day the wooden dummy becomes a person.
Production and publication
The 52-part series was produced in 1976 by the Nippon Animation studio together with Apollo Film, directed by Hiroshi Saitō and Shigeo Koshi. Marty Murphy did the design and wrote the script. The series was - after Wickie and the Strong Men (1974) and Maya the Bee (1975) - the third of the anime series on children's book classics that were co-productions between ZDF , ORF and Nippon Animation.
The first broadcast took place from April 27, 1976 to May 16, 1977 on TV Asahi . The German version was first broadcast on September 8, 1977 by ZDF . The anime has also been translated into French, Spanish, Italian and Polish, among others. The episodes were later released on DVD in Japan and Germany; for the German edition, the episodes were partitioned into three seasons.
synchronization
Eberhard Storeck was responsible for the synchronization .
| role | Japanese speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Pinocchio | Masako Nozawa | Helga Anders |
| Duck Gina | Kazuko Sugiyama | Christa Häussler |
| Gepetto | Junji Chiba | Willy Friedrichs |
| Woodpecker Rocco | Kaneta Kimotsuki | Harald Baerow |
| Cat Giulietta | Miyoko Aso | Monika John |
| Fox | Sanji bunny | Fred Maire |
| Street hangover | Ichirou Nagai | Michael Rüth |
| Good fairy | Mommy Koyama | Ursula Wolff |
| Tramp Romeo | Holger Ungerer | |
| Rosetta, the old woman | Else Quecke | |
| 1st host | Herbert Weicker | |
| 2. Host | Harry Kalenberg | |
| landlady | Margit Weinert | |
| Dr. Eagle owl | Bruno W. Pantel | |
| Puppet booth owners | Herbert Weicker | |
| Village elder | Leo Bardischewski | |
| 1st farmer | Bruno W. Pantel | |
| 2nd farmer | Walter Ofiera | |
| coachman | Peter Capell | |
| Ringmaster | Herbert Weicker | |
| mayor | Gustl Datz | |
| Fisherman | Walter Reichelt | |
| Maciello | Wolfgang Hess | |
| Chandler Marcello | Harry Kalenberg | |
| Mr. Giovanni | Leo Bardischewski | |
| Sieglinde | Marianne couple | |
| gorilla | Christian Marshal | |
| Mouse mother | Inge Schulz | |
| slug | Alice Franz | |
| turtle | Lorley Katz | |
| toad | Kate Jaenicke | |
| Crow | Franz Rudnick | |
| Hare | Carlos Placha | |
| hawk | Harald Baerow | |
| dolphin | Manfred Lichtenfeld | |
| Squirrel mother | Margit Weinert | |
| Aunt Squirrel | Gusti Kreissel | |
| Squirrel cub | Conny Franz | |
| Judge who was a monkey | Herbert Weicker | |
| tuna | Christian Marshal | |
| teller | Episode 1: Leon Rainer from Episode 2: Christa Häussler as the duck Gina |
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| Pierrot Donkey Donkey Lion Rosario Dog Kunibert Parrot Koko Organ Grinder Camirio Clown Dog Aridolo Monkey Guinea Pig |
Eberhard Storeck |
music
The Japanese soundtrack was composed by Yasushi Nakamura, the music of the German version is by Karel Svoboda . The Japanese opening title Boku wa picorīno comes from Osugi Kumiko, as is the closing song Orību no kokage . The German opening credits were written by Florian Cosano and sung by Mary Roos .
Success in Germany
According to Bernd Dolle-Weinkauff , the anime series in Germany, like Heidi and Maja the bee , achieved a considerable widespread effect through popularity and in the form of many licensed products (starting with collectible figures at Heimo followed by comics and subsequently also fan articles of all kinds) - the series is shown repeatedly on television to this day.
Web links
- Pinocchio in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anime News Network about the series
- Overview of the episodes and seasons on cartoonserien.de
- Pinocchio on fernsehserien.de
- fan page
Individual evidence
- ↑ Josef Göhlen: Suspicious, but successful - The path of anime to ZDF in ga-netchū! The Manga Anime Syndrome p. 238. Henschel Verlag, 2008.
- ↑ synchronkartei.de: Information on the cartoon series on synchronkartei.de
- ↑ animeaufdvd.info: voice actor
- ↑ fernsehserien.de: voice actor
- ↑ Bernd Dolle-Weinkauff: Fandom, Fanart, Fanzine - Reception in Germany in ga-netchû! The Manga Anime Syndrome p. 214. Henschel Verlag, 2008.