Magic Broom
Also known as: The Solar Eclipse
Series titles: Tanoshii Moomin Ikka (Japanese), Happy Moomin Family (
- Studio
- Bulls, Marina Productions, TV Tokyo, Tele-Image Japan, Telecable Benelux B.V., Televisión Española (TVE), Yleisradio (YLE)
- Distributor
- A-Film Distribution, Bulls, Finlands Svenska Television (FST), Marina Productions, TV Tokyo, Telecable Benelux B.V., Televisión Española (TVE), Yleisradio (YLE)
Synopsis
Moominvalley is about to experience a solar eclipse, and everybody is preparing for it. Moominpappa is sorting bits of glass to see through, and the witch is preparing for a special ceremony on top of a mountain to strengthen her witchcraft. However, a very strong wind springs up and topples her from her witches' broom into a bush. She is taken to Moominhouse to recover, and that really is the final insult to her pride.
Characters
Moomin, Moominmamma, Snork, Snufkin, Groke, Fillyjonk, Moominpappa, Little My, Too-Ticky, Snork Maiden, Sniff
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Hiroshi Saitô, Ryôsuke Takahashi
Producing
- Producer
- Rosemary Davies, Dennis Livson, Kazuo Tabata
- Executive Producers
- Dennis Livson, Theresa Plummer-Andrews
Writing
- Writer
- Shozo Matsuda, Akira Miyazaki, Tove Jansson
Animation
- Animator
- Osamu Kobayashi (Animation Director)
Voices
- Voice
- Rabbe Smedlund (Moomin), Ulla Tapaninen (Moominmamma), Samuli Edelmann (Snork), Timo Torikka (Snufkin), Tapio Hämäläinen (Groke), Leena Uotila (Fillyjonk), Matti Ruohola (Moominpappa), Elina Salo (Little My), Marja Packalén (Too-Ticky), Aila Svedberg (Snork Maiden), Eero Ahre (Sniff)
- Vocal Talent (English-Language Version)
- Susan Sheridan (Moomin), Toni Barry, John Chancer, David Graham, Garrick Hagon, Jeff Harding, Stacey Jefferson, Pat Starr, Peter Whitman
Music
- Music
- Pierre Kartner, Shumio Shiratori
Crew
- Art Direction
- Jiro Kono
- Production Managers
- Mutsuo Shimizu, Manabu Tamura
- Script Supervisor
- Lars Jansson
- Co-Production Coordinator
- Shigi Nonaka
- Dialogue Director
- Jertta Ratia
Production notes
A Moomintroll is small and shy and fat, and has a Moominpappa and a Moominmamma. Moomins live in the forests of Finland. They like sunshine and sleep right through the winter. The snow falls and falls and falls where they live, until their houses look like great snowballs. But when spring comes, up they jump.&Momin characters reflect a specific human type. Their many adventures and subsequent resolutions stress important family values, non-violence and individual qualities of kindness, self-confidence and independence.
The third of the "Moomin" series.
This remake by Hiroshi Saito aired for 104 episodes on TV Tokyo. In 1991, starting with Episode 79, the series was renamed "Tanoshii Moomin Ikka Boken Nikki" ("Happy Moomin Family Adventure Diary"), with the directors changed to Takeyuki Kanda and Tsuneo Tominaga.
The third of the "Moomin" series.
This remake by Hiroshi Saito aired for 104 episodes on TV Tokyo. In 1991, starting with Episode 79, the series was renamed "Tanoshii Moomin Ikka Boken Nikki" ("Happy Moomin Family Adventure Diary"), with the directors changed to Takeyuki Kanda and Tsuneo Tominaga.