Thumbelina (1978)
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"World Masterpiece Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess" is a 1978 Japanese anime fantasy film based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen.
Thumbelina, a girl no bigger than a thumb, is born from a tulip and raised by a childless lady. One day while she's playing with her best friend Buzzer the beetle, Thumbelina meets the Prince of Tulips who falls in love with her and rename her Maya. That same evening she is kidnapped by two frogs who want to give her in marriage to their son. But the young frog, moved to pity lets Thumbelina go away with Buzzer. With the arrival of winter she finds shelter underground in the lair of the kind mouse Mrs. Chumi. Here Thumbelina catches the attention of Mr Mogul, a rich mole who asks for her hand in marriage. After various hardships, with the help of a swallow Thumbelina will be able to find the prince she was looking so much for.
Genre: Kids & family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: Japanese
Director: Yugo Serikawa
Producer: Simon Nuchtern, John Watkins
Thumbelina, a girl no bigger than a thumb, is born from a tulip and raised by a childless lady. One day while she's playing with her best friend Buzzer the beetle, Thumbelina meets the Prince of Tulips who falls in love with her and rename her Maya. That same evening she is kidnapped by two frogs who want to give her in marriage to their son. But the young frog, moved to pity lets Thumbelina go away with Buzzer. With the arrival of winter she finds shelter underground in the lair of the kind mouse Mrs. Chumi. Here Thumbelina catches the attention of Mr Mogul, a rich mole who asks for her hand in marriage. After various hardships, with the help of a swallow Thumbelina will be able to find the prince she was looking so much for.
Genre: Kids & family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: Japanese
Director: Yugo Serikawa
Producer: Simon Nuchtern, John Watkins