Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980)
Set in a German-speaking country in the seventies, brother and sister Tyltyl and Mytyl live with their parents, a dog and a cat. When their mother becomes seriously ill on Christmas Day, Tyltyl and Mytyl receive the visit of Berylune fairy. It entrusts them with the task of finding the “blue bird”, the bearer of happiness, making them able to heal the mother. With their dog Tyrol, cat Shanet, and a range of spirits, they set out on a journey to find the “blue bird” and maybe learn happiness along the way.
Release date: 1980-01-09
Orginal language: 日本語
Main cast
Mami Koyama
as Mytyl (voice)
Toru Furuya
as Tyltyl (voice)
Akihiro Miwa
as Queen of the Night (voice)
Fusako Amachi
as Berylune
Fuyumi Shiraishi
as Chiretto (voice)
Hiroshi Otake
as Spirit of the Water
Ichiro Nagai
as Chiro
Kenichi Ogata
as Spirit of the Water
Koji Yada
as Spirit of the Time
Mari Okamoto
as Spirit of the Light
Masako Nozawa
as Spirit of the Milk (voice)
Tomiko Suzuki
as Spirit of the Sugar
Toshio Furukawa
as Spirit of the Bread
Yoko Asagami
as Spirit of the Water
Rest of the main cast - click here to expand
Soko Tenchi - Berylune
Crew - click here to expand
Leiji Matsumoto - Character Designer, Kazuko Kawashima - Theme Song Performance, Kazue Ito - Background Designer, Maru Tamura - Script, Toyoo Ashida - Animation Director, Toyoo Ashida - Character Designer, Midori Fukuhara - Theme Song Performance, Keisuke Fujikawa - Script, Maurice Maeterlinck - Theatre Play, Masao Tazaki - Special Effects, Hiroshi Miyagawa - Original Music Composer