Twelve Months
7.3
A young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a reward. One greedy woman sends her stepdaughter, whom she does not like, to look for the flowers in a cold forest, knowing the task will be impossible for her. The girl almost freezes to death in the forest, but she is rescued by the spirits of the Twelve Months, who create spring around her. The girl is able to deliver the bouquet to the queen, but others want a share of the reward.
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Cast
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Shinobu Otake
Anja (voice)
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Ai Kanzaki
Queen (voice)
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Tokuko Sugiyama
Stepmother (voice)
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Mariko Mukai
Stepmother's daughter (voice)
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Ichiro Nagai
Professor (voice)
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Masashi Amenomori
Prime Minister (voice)
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Daisuke Ryū
Officer (voice)
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Ran
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Kiyoshi Kobayashi
January (voice)
Known for
Death Note
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Katsuji Mori
April (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
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Masato Yamanouchi
Soldier (voice)
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The Vision of Escaflowne
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Koji Yakusho
Young soldier (voice)
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Perfect Days
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Hidekatsu Shibata
Additional voice
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Naruto Shippūden
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Yugo Serikawa Director · Tetsuo Imazawa Director Kimio Yabuki Director
First release March 15, 1980 · Produced in Japan · Languages Arabic, German, Italian, Japanese
Production
Toei Animation
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
世界名作童話 森は生きている
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Arabic · German · Italian · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 15, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 27, 1983 · TV · Antenne 2, "Récré A2"
Germany
December 8, 1991 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 28, 1981 · TV
Spain
January 5, 1989 · TV · TV3
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