Episode 9
Series titles: Daisougen No Chiisana Tenshi Busshubeibî, The Bush Bab
- Studio
- Nippon Animation, Fuji TV
- Animation studio
- Nippon Animation.
Paint: Studio Robin.
Backgrounds: Atelier Rourke, Studio Aqua - Distributor
- Bandai Visual
Synopsis
Jacqueline Rhodes is a 13-year-old British girl, living in Kenya. Murphy is her dearest friend. Murphy is a Bushbaby, a miniature monkey. When Jackie is told that the family must return to England, she decides to return Murphy to the woods, his proper home. Jackie learns a lot about nature and animal rights through this experience.
Characters
Jacqueline Rhodes, Murphy, Tenbo, Raiza, Merry, Doris, Robert, Henry, Norudamu-Sensei, Morris, Gideon, Atomani, Micheal, Andrew, Safina, Tenbo, John, Crank-Joe, Beni, Sally, Hawa, Tom, Dan Mua, Willson, Jackleen, Kate, Kankari, Tauma, Bonta, Arthur, Micky
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Takayoshi Suzuki
- Episode Director
- Makoto Sokuza, Nobuaki Nakanishi, Takayoshi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Kaga
Producing
- Producer
- Kôichi Motohashi (Executive Producer)
Writing
- Writer
- Akira Miyazaki
- Based On The Book "The Bushbabies" By
- William H. Stevenson
Animation
- Animator
- Hiromi Kato, Koji Ito, Minoru Tanaka, Nobuhiro Hosoi, Toshiya Washida (Animation Directors)
Voices
- Voice
- Maya Okamoto (Jacqueline Rhodes), Yuri Shiratori (Murphy), Ai Satou (Raiza), Atsuko Mine (Merry), Aya Hisakawa (Doris), Banjou Ginga (Robert), Bin Shimada (Henry), Chiyoko Kawashima (Norudamu-Sensei), Hirohiko Kakegawa (Morris), Hiroshi Masuoka (Gideon), Hôchû Ôtsuka (Atomani), Ikuya Sawaki (Micheal), Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Andrew), Junko Hagimori (Safina), Jûrôta Kosugi (Tenbo), Kazumi Tanaka (John), Kenichi Ogata (Crank-Joe), Kumiko Takizawa (Beni), Kyouko Tonguu (Sally), Mami Matsui (Hawa, Tom), Masaharu Satou (Dan Mua), Masahiro Anzai (Willson), Maya Okamoto (Jackleen), Miyuki Matsushita (Kate), Naoki Bandou (Kankari), Ryotaro Okiayu (Tauma), Shigezou Sasaoka (Bonta), Takaya Hashi (Arthur), Youko Matsuoka (Micky), Yuko Sasaki (Hanna)
Music
- Music
- Akira Miyagawa
Crew
- Art Director
- Shigeru Morimoto
- Planning
- Kenji Shimizu, Shoji Sato
- Character Design
- Hiromi Kato, Shuichi Seki
- Layouts
- Kazue Itô
- Storyboards
- Hiroshi Saitô, Kôzô Kuzuha, Makoto Sokuza, Nobuaki Nakanishi, Takayoshi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Kaga
- Sound
- Toshiaki Morita
- Photography
- Trans Arts Co
- Sound Effects
- Fizz Sound Creation
Companies and other credits
- Recording Studio: Tact Studios
Production notes
This TV series ran for 40 episodes. This series aired on Fuji Television as part of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater from January 12, 1992 to December 10, 1992.
Adapted from William H. Stevenson's 1965 book "The Bushbabies."
The series was hugely successful in Japan, peaking at a 20% TV rating.
The series was later edited into four feature-length films for video release.
A 1970 live-action version, directed by John Trent, starred Margaret Brooks and Louis Gossett, Jr.
Adapted from William H. Stevenson's 1965 book "The Bushbabies."
The series was hugely successful in Japan, peaking at a 20% TV rating.
The series was later edited into four feature-length films for video release.
A 1970 live-action version, directed by John Trent, starred Margaret Brooks and Louis Gossett, Jr.