Big Bird in Japan (1989)
While visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go. The woman, however, is hiding a secret.
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While visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go. The woman, however, is hiding a secret.
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Genre:Family, TV Movie, Adventure, Comedy
Written By:Jon Stone
In Theaters:1/16/1989
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Runtime:58 minutes
Studio:NHK, Children's Television Workshop
Cast
Jon Stone
Director
Caroll Spinney
Big Bird (voice)
Brian Muehl
Barkley (voice)
Maiko Kawakami
Kaguya-Hime
Yôko Haruta
Tour Guide
Masayuki Kato
Restaurant Manager
Akira Murayama
Mr. Shimizu
Hikojiro Matsumura
Grandfather
Fukami Harue
Grandmother
Mariko Hirano
Mariko Shimizu
Akiko Nemoto
Akiko Shimizu
Pat Morita
Bamboo Princess Story Narrator (voice)
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