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Kurumiwari ningyô

Kurumiwari ningyô

1979Movie⏱️ 1h 22mG
AnimationFamilyFantasy
6.9
IMDB Rating
337 votes

Clara finds herself in a magical world where her toys have come to life but must fight the evil mice who threaten the kingdom before she can return home.

Director
Takeo Nakamura
Writers
Shintarô Tsuji, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Thomas Joachim
Stars
Michele Lee, Melissa Gilbert, Lurene Tuttle
Release Date
July 6, 1979
Language
Japanese, English
Country
Japan, United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 13
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Michele Lee
Michele Lee
as Narrator
Melissa Gilbert
Melissa Gilbert
as Clara
Lurene Tuttle
Lurene Tuttle
as Aunt Gerda
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
as Uncle Drosselmeyer
Jo Anne Worley
Jo Anne Worley
as Queen Morphia
👤
Ken Sansom
as Chamberlain
Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten
as King Goodwin
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
as Franz
👤
Mitchel Gardner
as The Indian Wiseman
Jack Angel
Jack Angel
as The Chinese Wiseman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Tokyo, Japan
Production
Sanrio Communications, Sanrio Company

🏷️ Keywords

turned into an animalmousenutcrackerstop motionchristmas

🎯 Categories

JapaneseHoliday AnimationHoliday FamilyStop Motion AnimationAnimationFamilyFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

wow!
by Rickicaz12792005-03-09

"I'm 16, and i remember seeing this film when i was a little kid, my parents had a copy, i loved this film! the ragman scared the living daylights out of me! and the way the puppets moved was really freaky, lol. but this film, has become one of the most rarest films in the world now! hard to come by, especially in england. i managed to find a copy in dallas, and ordered it the other day. basically the story is of a girl called clara who gets a nutcracker doll from her uncle drosselmeyer (tick tock tee, lol) and she gets some sort of fever, and starts hallucinating several different things,..."

💡 Did You Know?

This was the first Japanese theatrical movie to be presented in Dolby Stereo. Incidentally, it was generally considered to be the first stop-motion animated feature to be presented in Dolby Stereo as well.

📖 Synopsis

Clara finds herself in a magical world where her toys have come to life but must fight the evil mice who threaten the kingdom before she can return home.