Big Bird in Japan

Oct 1, 1988

0h 58m

★ 9.1

A musical adventure for the whole family!

Overview

While visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go. The woman, however, is hiding a secret.

Genres

Family

TV Movie

Adventure

Comedy

Production Companies

NHK

Children's Television Workshop

Sony Wonder

Sesame Workshop

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Cast

Big Bird (voice)

Caroll Spinney

Barkley (voice)

Brian Muehl

Kaguya-Hime

Maiko Kawakami

Tour Guide

Yôko Haruta

Restaurant Manager

Masayuki Katô

Mr. Shimizu

Akira Murayama

Grandfather

Hikojiro Matsumura

Grandmother

Fukami Harue

Mariko Shimizu

Mariko Hirano

Akiko Shimizu

Akiko Nemoto

Bamboo Princess Story Narrator (voice)

Pat Morita

Kumiko Hironaka

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