Freedom
Series title: トム・ソーヤー
- Studio
- Nippon Animation
- Animation studio
- Last House, Madhouse Studios, Ochiai Production, Oh Productions, Trans Arts Co.
- Distributor
- Bandai Visual
Synopsis
Tom is a rustic, wild and mischievous boy living with his younger brother Sid, his aunt Polly, and Polly's daughter Mary. Following the death of their parents, Polly has raised her sister's two kids as though they were her own children, with love and affection.
Tom spends most of his time with his best friend Huckleberry Finn sharing all sorts of thrilling activities and adventures, such as chasing wild pigs, playing pirates in the Mississippi River, and riding a balloon.
While enjoying various adventures and excitement, Tom and Huck happen to stumble upon hidden gold.
Tom spends most of his time with his best friend Huckleberry Finn sharing all sorts of thrilling activities and adventures, such as chasing wild pigs, playing pirates in the Mississippi River, and riding a balloon.
While enjoying various adventures and excitement, Tom and Huck happen to stumble upon hidden gold.
Characters
Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, Sid Sawyer, Mary, Benny, Billy, Sally, Jim, Silas, Emmy
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Hiroshi Saitô
- Assistant Directors
- Ken'ichi Baba, Kunihiro Inami, Shigeo Koshi, Takayoshi Suzuki
Producing
- Producer
- Takaji Matsudo
- Executive Producers
- Kôichi Motohashi, Ryûji Matsudo
Writing
- Writer
- Akira Miyazaki, Mei Katro, Yoshiaki Tomita, Tadahiko Isogai, Takeshi Shise, Seijiro Kamiyama
- Based On The Original Story By
- Mark Twain
Animation
- Animator
- Yoshishige Kosako, Yoshitaka Gokami, Noburo Takano, Michiyo Sakurai, Akio Sugino (Animation Directors)
Voices
- Voice
- Masako Nozawa (Tom Sawyer), Kazuyo Aoki (Huckleberry Finn), Keiko Han (Becky Thatcher), Sumiko Shirakawa (Sid Sawyer), Kaoru Ozawa (Mary), Yoshiko Matsuo (Benny), Natsuko Kawaji (Sally), Ikuo Nishikawa (Jim), Minoru Yada (Silas), Kaoru Kurosu (Emmy), Ichirô Nagai (Professor Dobbins), Naoki Tatsuta (Billy)
Music
- Music
- Katsuhisa Hattori
Editing
- Editor
- Takeshi Seyama
Crew
- Design
- Shuichi Seki
- Character Design
- Junichi Seki
- Art Director
- Taisaburô Abe
- Assistant Art Director
- Satoshi Matsudaira
- Cinematography
- Kei Kuroki
- Layouts
- Sadahiko Sakamaki
- Storyboards
- Kazuyoshi Yokota, Ken'ichi Baba, Nobiru Takeda, Shigeo Koshi, Takayoshi Suzuki
- Planning
- Shoji Sato
- Singer
- Maron Kusaka
- Sound
- Yasuo Uragami
- Sound Effects
- Akihiko Matsuda
- Theme Song Lyrics
- Keisuke Yamakawa
Production notes
This TV series ran for 49 episodes. It aired in Japan on the Fuji TV network as part of the World Masterpiece Theater in 1980. This series was dubbed to English by Saban International and aired on HBO's Family Showcase in 1988 under the title "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." It alternated with "Little Women" in the 7:30 a.m. timeslot.
Based on Mark Twain's 1876 novel.
The series was edited into "Tom and Huck," a 105-minute movie, for video release in the United States.
Based on Mark Twain's 1876 novel.
The series was edited into "Tom and Huck," a 105-minute movie, for video release in the United States.