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{{Short description|1976 anime series}} |
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| name = Huckleberry no Bouken |
| name = Huckleberry no Bouken |
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| image = Huck.jpg |
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| image_size = 230px |
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| caption = Huckleberry |
| caption = Huckleberry no Bouken on [[Italia 1]] |
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| type = tv series |
| type = tv series |
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| director = |
| director = Masakazu Higuchi<br />Tameo Kohanawa |
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| producer = |
| producer = Takaharu Bessho<br />Ippei Onimaru<br />Mikio Nakata |
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| writer = [[Mamoru Sasaki]] |
| writer = [[Mamoru Sasaki]]<br>Yoshiaki Yoshida<br>Keiichi Abe<br>et al |
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| music = |
| music = Nobuyoshi Koshibe |
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| studio = [[Group TAC]] |
| studio = [[Group TAC]] |
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| network = [[Fuji Television]] |
| network = [[Fuji Television]] |
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| episodes = 26 |
| episodes = 26 |
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| episode_list = |
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}} |
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{{Infobox animanga/Print |
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| type = manga |
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| author = Ikuo Miyazoe (vol. 1-2)<br>Noboru Uesaka (vol. 3-4) |
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| publisher = KK Best Group |
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| published = 1976 |
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| volumes = 4 |
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{{Infobox animanga/Video |
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| type = film |
| type = film |
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| director = |
| director = Masakazu Higuchi<br />Tameo Kohanawa |
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| producer = |
| producer = Takaharu Bessho<br />Ippei Onimaru<br />Mikio Nakata |
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| writer = |
| writer = Mamoru Sasaki<br>Yoshiaki Yoshida<br>Keiichi Abe<br>et al |
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| music = |
| music = Nobuyoshi Koshibe |
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| studio = |
| studio = Group TAC |
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| released = August 16, 1991 |
| released = August 16, 1991 |
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| runtime = 86 minutes |
| runtime = 86 minutes |
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{{nihongo|'''''Huckleberry no Bōken'''''|ハックルベリィの冒険|}} is a |
{{nihongo|'''''Huckleberry no Bōken'''''|ハックルベリィの冒険|}} is a Japanese [[anime]] television series based on the 1884 novel ''[[Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'' by [[Mark Twain]] that aired on the [[Fuji Television]] network every Friday evening from January 2, 1976 to June 25 of the same year, for a total of 26 episodes. It is the first of two Huckleberry Finn anime. A second Huck Finn television series was made in 1994, ''Huckleberry Finn Monogatari''.<ref>[http://www.animated-divots.com/huckleberry1.html Huckleberry no Boken<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505062300/http://www.animated-divots.com/huckleberry1.html |date=2008-05-05 }}</ref> |
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A feature-length English dub of this series was made in the early 1980s, and broadcast on cable TV in the United States.<ref>[http://vintagetoledotv.squarespace.com/cbn/ Vintage Toledo TV - CBN Ads] page featuring an advertisement for a Sunday-night showing of ''Huckleberry Finn'' on [[ |
A feature-length English dub of this series was made in the early 1980s, and broadcast on cable TV in the United States.<ref>[http://vintagetoledotv.squarespace.com/cbn/ Vintage Toledo TV - CBN Ads] page featuring an advertisement for a Sunday-night showing of ''Huckleberry Finn'' on [[Freeform (TV channel)|CBN cable]] in 1984. From the promotional artwork used, this is the 1976 anime version condensed into feature length.</ref> |
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The English-dubbed version for the episodic TV version of ''Huckleberry Finn'' was owned by [[Saban Entertainment]] in 1993. As with most of the programming library and properties of Saban Entertainment and Fox Children's Productions, the rights to this series is now owned by [[Disney Enterprises, Inc.|Disney Enterprises]] through BVS Entertainment, who acquired the Fox Kids Worldwide franchise in Summer 2001. |
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Some episodes of ''Saban's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' were released on Region 2 DVD by Maximum Entertainment Ltd. in the 2000s. However, there were no plans to release the English dub version of the series on Region 1 DVD. |
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[[Masako Nozawa]], who played Huckleberry, later played the main character Tom in the 1980 anime adaptation of ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'', also originally written by Mark Twain (broadcast on the same station's ''[[World Masterpiece Theater]]''), and went on to star in two other works originally written by Twain. Huckleberry also appeared in the anime as Tom's friend, played by [[Kazuyo Aoki]]. |
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==Plot summary== |
==Plot summary== |
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At the end of ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]'', [[Huckleberry Finn (character)|Huck]] is adopted by the Widow Douglas in return for saving her life. In ''[[Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'', in some respects a sequel to ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'', the widow attempts to "civilize" the newly rich Huck. |
At the end of ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]'', [[Huckleberry Finn (character)|Huck]] is adopted by the Widow Douglas in return for saving her life. In ''[[Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]'', in some respects a sequel to ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'', the widow attempts to "civilize" the newly rich Huck. |
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Huck is kidnapped by his father but manages to fake his own death and escape to Jackson's Island, where he coincidentally meets up with [[Jim (Huckleberry Finn)|Jim]], a slave of the Widow Douglas' sister, Miss Watson. Jim is running for freedom because he has found out that Miss Watson plans to "sell him South" for $800. |
Huck is kidnapped by his father but manages to fake his own death and escape to Jackson's Island, where he coincidentally meets up with [[Jim (Huckleberry Finn)|Jim]], a slave of the Widow Douglas' sister, Miss Watson. Jim is running for freedom because he has found out that Miss Watson plans to "sell him South" for $800. Together they construct a raft and travel on the [[Mississippi River]],<ref>[http://www.wunschliste.de/links.pl?p=1&s=11471 Huckleberry Finn / Huckleberry no Boken (TV-Serie) – wunschliste.de<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Jim hoping for freedom from [[slavery]], and Huck searching freedom from his drunk father and controlling foster parent. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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===Additional cast=== |
===Additional cast=== |
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* Chikao |
* [[Chikao Ohtsuka|Chikao Otsuka]] |
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* Daisuke Umon |
* Daisuke Umon |
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* Kei Tomiyama |
* [[Kei Tomiyama]] |
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* Miyoko Aso |
* [[Miyoko Asō|Miyoko Aso]] |
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* Reiko Mutō |
* [[Reiko Mutō|Reiko Mutoh]] |
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===English dub=== |
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* [[Daniel Brochu]] as Huckleberry Finn |
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* [[Bronwen Mantel]] as Widder Douglas and Tommy |
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* Sonja Ball as Jane Watson |
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* Gary Jewell as Judge Thatcher |
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* [[Aron Tager]] as Pap Finn |
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* [[Tyrone Benskin]] as Jim |
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* [[Holly Gauthier-Frankel]] as Becky |
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* [[Arthur Holden]] as Ben |
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* [[Thor Bishopric]] as Joe |
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* Teddy Lee Dillon as Bob |
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====Additional voices==== |
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* Liz Macrae |
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* Michael O'Reilly |
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* [[Richard M. Dumont]] |
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* [[Terrence Scammell (Canadian actor)|Terrence Scammell]] |
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* Joanna Noyes |
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* A. J. Henderson |
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* [[Susan Glover]] |
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* [[Bruce Dinsmore]] |
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* [[Dean Hagopian]] (credited as Dean Hagoplan) |
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* [[Michael Rudder]] |
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* [[Rick Jones (voice actor)|Rick Jones]] |
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* [[Aimée Castle]] |
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* [[Mark Camacho]] |
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* [[Walter Massey (actor)|Walter Massey]] |
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* [[Jodie Resther]] |
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==Episode list== |
==Episode list== |
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| "Hora Huckleberry Finn" |
| "Hora Huckleberry Finn" |
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| "Hey There, Huckleberry Finn" |
| "Hey There, Huckleberry Finn" |
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| [[Horie Mitsuko]] and |
| [[Horie Mitsuko]] and Korogi '73 |
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| Opening Theme |
| Opening Theme |
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| "Kawa no Uta" |
| "Kawa no Uta" |
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| "Song of the River" |
| "Song of the River" |
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| [[Horie Mitsuko]] and |
| [[Horie Mitsuko]] and Korogi '73 |
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| Ending Theme |
| Ending Theme |
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[[Category:1976 anime television series]] |
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[[Category:Japanese children's animated adventure television series]] |
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[[Category:Works based on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]] |
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[[Category:Television shows based on works by Mark Twain]] |
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[[Category:1991 films]] |
Latest revision as of 22:23, 2 June 2024
Huckleberry no Bouken | |
![]() Huckleberry no Bouken on Italia 1 | |
Genre | Adventure |
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Anime television series | |
Directed by | Masakazu Higuchi Tameo Kohanawa |
Produced by | Takaharu Bessho Ippei Onimaru Mikio Nakata |
Written by | Mamoru Sasaki Yoshiaki Yoshida Keiichi Abe et al |
Music by | Nobuyoshi Koshibe |
Studio | Group TAC |
Original network | Fuji Television |
Original run | 2 January 1976 – 25 June 1976 |
Episodes | 26 |
Manga | |
Written by | Ikuo Miyazoe (vol. 1-2) Noboru Uesaka (vol. 3-4) |
Published by | KK Best Group |
Published | 1976 |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Masakazu Higuchi Tameo Kohanawa |
Produced by | Takaharu Bessho Ippei Onimaru Mikio Nakata |
Written by | Mamoru Sasaki Yoshiaki Yoshida Keiichi Abe et al |
Music by | Nobuyoshi Koshibe |
Studio | Group TAC |
Released | August 16, 1991 |
Runtime | 86 minutes |
Huckleberry no Bōken (ハックルベリィの冒険) is a Japanese anime television series based on the 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain that aired on the Fuji Television network every Friday evening from January 2, 1976 to June 25 of the same year, for a total of 26 episodes. It is the first of two Huckleberry Finn anime. A second Huck Finn television series was made in 1994, Huckleberry Finn Monogatari.[1]
A feature-length English dub of this series was made in the early 1980s, and broadcast on cable TV in the United States.[2]
The English-dubbed version for the episodic TV version of Huckleberry Finn was owned by Saban Entertainment in 1993. As with most of the programming library and properties of Saban Entertainment and Fox Children's Productions, the rights to this series is now owned by Disney Enterprises through BVS Entertainment, who acquired the Fox Kids Worldwide franchise in Summer 2001.
Some episodes of Saban's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were released on Region 2 DVD by Maximum Entertainment Ltd. in the 2000s. However, there were no plans to release the English dub version of the series on Region 1 DVD.
Masako Nozawa, who played Huckleberry, later played the main character Tom in the 1980 anime adaptation of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, also originally written by Mark Twain (broadcast on the same station's World Masterpiece Theater), and went on to star in two other works originally written by Twain. Huckleberry also appeared in the anime as Tom's friend, played by Kazuyo Aoki.
Plot summary
[edit]At the end of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huck is adopted by the Widow Douglas in return for saving her life. In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in some respects a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the widow attempts to "civilize" the newly rich Huck.
Huck is kidnapped by his father but manages to fake his own death and escape to Jackson's Island, where he coincidentally meets up with Jim, a slave of the Widow Douglas' sister, Miss Watson. Jim is running for freedom because he has found out that Miss Watson plans to "sell him South" for $800. Together they construct a raft and travel on the Mississippi River,[3] Jim hoping for freedom from slavery, and Huck searching freedom from his drunk father and controlling foster parent.
Cast
[edit]Main cast
[edit]- Masako Nozawa as Huckleberry Finn
- Yasuo Yamada as Jim
Additional cast
[edit]- Chikao Otsuka
- Daisuke Umon
- Kei Tomiyama
- Miyoko Aso
- Reiko Mutoh
English dub
[edit]- Daniel Brochu as Huckleberry Finn
- Bronwen Mantel as Widder Douglas and Tommy
- Sonja Ball as Jane Watson
- Gary Jewell as Judge Thatcher
- Aron Tager as Pap Finn
- Tyrone Benskin as Jim
- Holly Gauthier-Frankel as Becky
- Arthur Holden as Ben
- Thor Bishopric as Joe
- Teddy Lee Dillon as Bob
Additional voices
[edit]- Liz Macrae
- Michael O'Reilly
- Richard M. Dumont
- Terrence Scammell
- Joanna Noyes
- A. J. Henderson
- Susan Glover
- Bruce Dinsmore
- Dean Hagopian (credited as Dean Hagoplan)
- Michael Rudder
- Rick Jones
- Aimée Castle
- Mark Camacho
- Walter Massey
- Jodie Resther
Episode list
[edit]Episode | Title |
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1 | "Homeless Huck" |
2 | "A Scary Father" |
3 | "Log Cabin in a Secluded Wood" |
4 | "Huck's Great Escape" |
5 | "Death of Father" |
6 | "A Sure Handshake" |
7 | "Thieves Are Human Too" |
8 | "Jim in Danger" |
9 | "Mission to Rescue Jim" |
10 | "Huck Wanders into a House" |
11 | "Don't Shoot Hearney!" |
12 | "A Gentlemen's Agreement" |
13 | "After the Fight" |
14 | "In the Mist" |
15 | "Huck Protects the Delivery" |
16 | "Illusive Mother" |
17 | "Boys in the Wild" |
18 | "Jim's Prediction" |
19 | "Run, Huck" |
20 | "$3 Fare" |
21 | "The King and the Count" |
22 | "A Grandfather from England" |
23 | "Mary Smiles" |
24 | "Jim Is Sold" |
25 | "Escape, Jim" |
26 | "Huck Arrives Back Home" |
Music
[edit]Performer | Description | ||
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"Hora Huckleberry Finn" | "Hey There, Huckleberry Finn" | Horie Mitsuko and Korogi '73 | Opening Theme |
"Kawa no Uta" | "Song of the River" | Horie Mitsuko and Korogi '73 | Ending Theme |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Huckleberry no Boken Archived 2008-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vintage Toledo TV - CBN Ads page featuring an advertisement for a Sunday-night showing of Huckleberry Finn on CBN cable in 1984. From the promotional artwork used, this is the 1976 anime version condensed into feature length.
- ^ Huckleberry Finn / Huckleberry no Boken (TV-Serie) – wunschliste.de
External links
[edit]- Huckleberry no Bōken (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Huckleberry no Bōken (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Huckleberry Finn Monogatari (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 1976 anime television series debuts
- Manga series
- 1991 anime films
- Japanese children's animated adventure television series
- Works based on Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Fuji TV original programming
- Group TAC
- Television shows based on American novels
- Television shows based on children's books
- Television shows based on works by Mark Twain
- 1991 films