The Great Adventures of Kikansha Yaemon D51 (1974)
An old train engine endeavors to be useful despite the more modern transportation now available in the big city. The story was taken from a highly popular storybook series. Traditionally animated movie Toei based on a bestseller picture book by Agawa Hiroyuki, illustrated by Okabe Fuyuhiko and published in 1959 by Iwanami Shoten Publishing.
Director:
Takeshi Tamiya
Writers:
Eimei Yamamoto, Isao Matsuki, Isao Matsumoto.
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Kazuo Kumakura as Yaemon (voice) |
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Kyôko Satomi as Masa-Kun (voice) |
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Michiko Hirai as Rinrin (voice) |
| Directing | Takeshi Tamiya | Director |
| Writing | Eimei Yamamoto | Screenplay |
| Art | Tadanao Tsuji | Art Direction |
| Production | Shunichi Toishi | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Isao Matsuki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Isao Matsumoto | Screenplay |
| Sound | Takeo Watanabe | Music |