Jack and the Beanstalk (1974 film)
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Japanese poster for the film
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| Japanese | ジャックと豆の木 |
| Hepburn | Jakku to Mame no Ki |
| Directed by | Gisaburō Sugii |
| Produced by | Mikio Nakata |
| Written by | Shūji Hirami |
| Starring |
Masachika Ichimura Linda Yamamoto |
| Music by | Takashi Miki |
| Cinematography | Kazu Moriyama |
| Edited by | Masashi Furukawa |
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Group TAC
Nippon Herald Films |
| Distributed by |
Columbia Pictures (United States) |
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Running time
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96 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Jack and the Beanstalk (ジャックと豆の木 Jakku to Mame no Ki?) is a 1974 Japanese animated feature film produced by Group TAC and Nippon Herald Films and directed by Gisaburō Sugii. Styled after classical Western animation, it is a musical fantasy based on the fairy tale of the same name with the screenplay by Shūji Hirami, music organization by Yū Aku and songs and score composed and arranged by Takashi Miki with Shun'ichi Tokura and Tadao Inōe. It was released in Japan on July 20, 1974 and in the United States by Columbia Pictures in 1976.
Although the film's story is rooted in the familiar fairy tale of the same name, this version does add a few new characters and plot twists. The tale starts out in the manner that most of us are accustomed to—Jack resides with his mother in a small house out in the country. Being very poor, they eventually find themselves forced to sell their cow, which has stopped giving milk. Jack runs into a mysterious man on the way into town and trades the cow for a handful of "magic" beans. Jack's mother is not very thrilled with him and ends up throwing the beans out the window.
As Jack sleeps inside the house, the beanstalk grows, much to the astonishment of Jack's dog, Crosby. Crosby is even more surprised to see a mouse in a dress descending the beanstalk. At this point, Jack has emerged from the house and is also amazed at the sight of the beanstalk. The mouse convinces Jack and Crosby to accompany her up the beanstalk.
Upon arriving at the top, the trio find themselves in the courtyard of a castle, where they find a girl who appears to be in a trance looking at them. The girl, Margaret, is the princess of the castle. Her mother and father have disappeared but she claims to be happy since she'll soon be marrying her beloved prince, Tulip (who is actually the giant). Margaret introduces Jack to Tulip's mother, Madame Hecuba, who herself is in actuality an evil witch that has put the princess under a spell. The witch aspires to become queen of the Land of the Clouds when Tulip and Margaret are married.
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