Elves of the Forest
| Elves of the Forest | |
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| 森のトントたち (Mori no Tonto Tachi) | |
|---|---|
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masakazu Higuchi |
| Music by | Takeo Watanabe |
| Studio | Zuiyo (production) Shaft (animation) |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | October 5, 1984 – March 29, 1985 |
| Episodes | 23 |
Elves of the Forest (森のトントたち, Mori no Tonto Tachi) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Zuiyo and animated by Shaft. It was originally broadcast on Fuji TV for 23 episodes between October 5, 1984, and January 1, 1985.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]The family of Joulupukki ("Santa Claus") lives along with the tonttu and wights in a forest in Finnish Lapland. They experience a lot of adventures along with the other residents of the forest; for example, they pack Christmas presents together.
English dub
[edit]In 1991, episodes were edited together into two short movies called A Christmas Adventure and Christmas Reindeer Tales by DIC Animation City.[4][5]
Characters
[edit]- Patty (Elisa) - Santa Claus's granddaughter.
- Erkki
- Santa Claus (Joulupukki)
- Mauri
- Mrs. Claus (Muori)
- Elmi
- Pertti
- Kaarina
- Viktori
- Lasse
Voice cast
[edit]- Hiromi Tsuru as Elisa
- Hirotaka Suzuoki as Erkki
- Kōsei Tomita as Joulupukki
- Mayumi Tanaka as Mauri
- Miyoko Asō as Muori
- Rihoko Yoshida as Elmi
- Yuri Nashiwa as the narrator
- Yuu Shimaka as Pertti
- Hitomi Oikawa as Kaarina
- Naoki Tatsuta as Viktori
- Ryō Horikawa as Lasse
- Eken Mine
- Hiroshi Masuoka
- Ikuya Sawaki
- Mitsuo Senda
- Yoshiko Sakakibara
English dub
[edit]- Mike Reynolds as Santa Claus
- Barbara Goodson as Mrs. Claus, Polly
- Rebecca Forstadt as Patty
- Lara Cody as Marty
- Heidi Lenhart as Monica
- Tifanie Christun as Bridget
- Robert V. Barron as Joseph
- Barry Stigler as Bert
- Jeff Winkless as Jeb, Elf
- Tom Wyner as Henry
- Bill Capizzi as Elf
- Steve Kramer as Elf
- Kerrigan Mahan as Elf
- Ron Salaises
- Wendy Iwai
- Yaba Greenfield
- B.J. Sharp
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia. Stone Bridge Press, 2006. ISBN 1933330104.
- ^ Daniel Valentin Simion (2009). Il Dizionario dei Cartoni Animati. Anton, 2009. ISBN 9788890390227.
- ^ "TV アニメ 森のトントたち" [TV Anime: Mori no Tonto Tachi] (in Japanese). AllCinema Movie & DVD Database. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
- ^ "A Christmas Adventure". YouTube.
- ^ "Christmas Reindeer Tales 1991". YouTube.
External links
[edit]- Elves of the Forest (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Elves of the Forest at IMDb
- Elves of the Forest at IMDb
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- Japanese children's animated fantasy television series
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