The swan princess trailer animation, 2018 duration. I had read them the folk tale, but it was rather long and involved. The film was released in japan on 14 march 1981 by toei. It includes disney, lisberger studios, toei, united feature syndicate, toho, tezuka productions, tokyo movie shinsha, rankinbass, don bluth, and more.
A unique animated portrayal of tchaikovskys opus 20. The film was produced by toei animation of japan in partnership with soyuzmultfilm from the soviet. Darren aronofskys 2010 film, black swan focuses on 2 characters from swan lake, the swan princess, odette sometimes called the white swan, and her evil duplicate, the black swan and takes its inspiration from the ballets story, although it does not literally follow it. Discotek licenses swan lake anime film news anime news. Jul 29, 2009 this is the ultrarare swan lake movie with christopher atkins and pam dawber. The princess is charmed by an evil wizard rothbart who is crazy about marrying odette. This dub would air on american movie classics in december 24, 1990 and the disney channel in june 1994. Lucky16 brimming with intense sentiments and pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky s thrilling music, swan lake commences with the awed prince siegfrieds first encounter with a dainty and mysteriously alluring swan adorned with a golden crown. Swan lake 1981 movies and films database movie search.
Aside from the music, i loved how the 6 main characters interacted with each other. Loved this movie as a child, and was always mesmerized by tchaikovskys. Swan lake japan 1981 welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music. While this one has nothing great about it, it does tell the tale. Aug 10, 2015 it seems like so long ago that i promised to write about the fairy tale themes in swan lake, but here it is. In 1981, toei animation wanted to release a movie to celebrate their.
The deluxe edition are two english dubbed of the movie. Aug 28, 20 swan lake japanese animated feature film, 1981. When prince siegfried spots a beautiful swan with a crown on its head, for some reason he feels compelled to follow it. Its a ballet composed by tchaikovsky, based on a story called the stolen veil, by johann karl august musaus, and possibly influenced by. Swan lake was a childhood favorite of mine, but i have only managed to find one cel these past 10 years. He discovers that the swan is, in fact, a princess named odette, who is under a wizards curse that causes her to become a swan by day. This film actually introduced me to the music of peter tchaikovsky. Swan lake is an anime film based on the ballet swan lake by pyotr tchaikovsky. Discotek media announced on friday that it has licensed the 1981 swan lake anime film. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. Screencap gallery for swan lake dvd, toei animation. A big plus in this film is how the original music from the ballet is integrated into the action going onscreen.
A list of animated feature films first released in 1981. Swan lake 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sekai meisaku dowa hakucho no mizumi is an anime film based on the ballet swan lake by pyotr tchaikovsky. It naturally has a more upbeat ending than the first revision where the lovers are reunited in heaven. Odile is the secondary antagonist of barbie of swan lake. It was hard to find a storybook film for the swan lake folk tale. Jun 17, 2019 swan lake japan 1981 welcome to talk classical a community covering every aspect of classical music. Find release information for swan lake 1981 kimio yabuki on allmovie. It uses tchaikovskys real music throughout the film. Deluxe edition dvd contains 2 complete films synopsis. The film was produced by toei animation of japan in partnership with soyuzmultfilm from the soviet union and directed by kimio yabuki. Mizumi is an anime film based on the ballet swan lake by pyotr tchaikovsky. A prince falls in love with a princess cursed to change into a swan by day, but their love is threatened. Swan lake is a film directed by kimio yabuki with animation.
First, there are the two main leads, the swan princess herself, odette, and sigfried. Find movie and film cast and crew information for swan lake 1981 kimio yabuki on allmovie allmovie. Swan lake is one of the many titles that during my childhood in the 1980s became the genesis point for my love for japanese animation. Swan lake 1981 kimio yabuki cast and crew allmovie. Swan lake 1981 a prince falls in love with a princess cursed to change into a swan by day, but their love is threatened by the sorcerer who keeps her imprisoned. G 1h 12min animation, adventure, family 23 july 1981 usa a prince falls in love with a princess cursed to change into a swan by day, but their love is threatened by the sorcerer who keeps her imprisoned. This list contains the surviving animated films from the 1980s 19801989. Toei douga currently known as toei animation released several animated movies to coincide with japans spring, summer and winter school breaks between 1964 to 1990. Find movie and film cast and crew information for swan lake 1981 kimio yabuki on allmovie. The film was released in japan on 1981 by toei animation. The swan princess is a 1994 american animated musical fantasy film based on the ballet swan lake.
Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. Its a shame more people have seen swan princess 1994 instead. The animation is dated and, by 1981 standards, a little rough in places, but fairly well done. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best sound quality and greatest starring actors. The hero, prince siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a. Aug 22, 2016 world famous fairytale swan lake is an anime film based on the ballet swan lake by pyotr tchaikovsky. The company plans to release the film on dvd on november.
A thick mist hangs over the lake, and the crowned swan takes to flight. Swan lake 1981 anime dvd import deluxe edition toei animation. The hero, prince siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eyecatching one with a crown on. Siegfried is attracted by the swan who looks like a noble, beautiful princess before he realizes it. This follows the original tchaikovsky version of the story fairly closely, except for the cute squirrels. If you like swan lake you are looking for touching, gloomy and serious movies about with human becomes animal, imaginary kingdom, adventure, family, heroes, true love and romance themes of animation, adventure and family genre shot in japan. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from russian folk tales and tells the story of odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerers curse. Disney fan art disney pixar swan lake dreamworks versailles childhood memories documentaries lakes cartoons disney pixar swan lake. Swan lake 1981 is a featurelength anime produced by the japanese company toei animation and directed by koro yabuki. Swan lake is one of the many and in 1981 toeis adaptation would see a release in theaters. World famous fairytale swan lake is an anime film based on the ballet swan lake by pyotr tchaikovsky. Id highly recommend this movie to everyone if you ever get the rare chance. He discovers that the swan is, in fact, a princess named odette, who is under a.
I happened to catch this on television a few weeks ago and have since been trying to find a copy of it or any info. People who think the animation quality is poor is comparing it to todays animation, but it really isnt fair to do that if you take in the fact that it is so old. Just then, a grotesque owl flies away overhead, flapping his wings roughly. Certain anime titles are with us since our beginnings. The swan princess is one of the animated films that are actually ageappropriate and educational. I looked at a picture book, the animated movie the swan princess and a. The film was released in japan on 14 march 1981 by toei the film was produced by toei animation of japan in partnership with soyuzmultfilm from the soviet union and directed by kimio. Swan lake is an upcoming american animated musical fantasy film matthew bournes swan lake comes to cinemas with a fresh look for the 21st century and is as bold and beautiful as ever telegraph. The adaptation uses tchaikovskys score and remains relatively faithful to the story. A swan wearing a golden crown greets him in a graceful manner. Screencap gallery for swan lake 1981 480p dvd, toei animation. Just because youre no longer a child doesnt mean that a childrens movie cant teach you things.
Swan lake is one movie manufacured by along with a description of the movie is the hero, prince siegfried, is out riding one day with his friends when he spies amidst swans on a lake a particularly eyecatching one with a crown on its head, the familiar princess. Foreign animation 1981 75 minutes color original title. Swan lake was part of their spring 1981 release march 14, 1981. Every time i watch the movie i learn something new. The animation is wonderful japanese anime and the movie from what ive read about swan lake follows the story very closely. It is the sweetest and most moving animated movie i have ever seen. The classic story in which princess odette is enchanted by the devilish wizard rothbart to be disguised as a swan during the day in an attempt to get her to marry him. As you may recall, during the early days of this blog i did a three part project on the story from the ballet swan lake. I love the music, it is one of the reasons i remembered this animation so well.
Disney fan art disney pixar swan lake dreamworks versailles childhood memories documentaries lakes cartoons disney pixar swan lake dreamworks versailles childhood memories documentaries lakes cartoons. The animations are a bit choppy and the story line deviates quite a bit from the ballet. This thrilling, audacious and witty production is perhaps still best known for replacing the. My daughters watched this movie when they were very young, and now in their teens they are still thrilled to watch the swan.
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