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Gurimu meisaku gekijou

IMDb ID: tt0305033 · Year: 1987 · Rating: 8.6 (541 votes)

Genres: Animation · Family · Fantasy

An animated series retelling a different folk or fairy tale in each episode.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesArgentina: Cuentos de los hermanos Grimm
Bolivia: Cuentos de los hermanos Grimm
Colombia: Cuentos de los hermanos Grimm
Ecuador: Cuentos de los hermanos Grimm
Mexico: Cuentos de los hermanos Grimm
South America: Cuentos de los hermanos Grimm (Spanish)
Germany: Grimm Masterpiece Theatre
United States: Grimm Masterpiece Theatre
Australia: Gurimu meisaku gekijou
United Kingdom: Gurimu meisaku gekijou
Canada: Gurimu Meisaku Gekijou (English)
South Africa: Gurimu Meisaku Gekijou (English)
Uzbekistan: Aka-uka Grimm ertaklari
Poland: Baśnie braci Grimm
Spain: Cuentos de los Hermanos Grimm
Hungary: Grimm legszebb meséi
World-wide: Grimm Masterpiece Theater (English)
United States: Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
Portugal: Histórias GRIMM Encantar (Alternative Title)
Italy: Le fiabe son fantasia
Portugal: Os Teus Contos Clássicos
France: Raconte-moi une histoire
Japan: Shin Grimm meisaku gekijô (second season title)
Japan: Shin gurimu meisaku gekijou (second season title)
Spain: Soñar con los ojos abiertos
Spain: Videocuentos infantiles (Video Title)
Grimm Masterpiece Theatre
Content RatingTV-Y7Release Date1987-10-21IMDb Popularity0User Reviews7Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited States
Japan
LanguagesJapanese
English
Keywordsfairy tale fantasy
fairy tale
anthology
Production CompaniesNippon Animation Co.IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305033/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0305033.jpgUpdated At2025-12-08T13:14:22

Stars

Theodore Lehmann
Mitsuko Horie
Ichirô Nagai
Shigeru Chiba
Daisuke Gomi
Minoru Inaba
Steve Kramer
Daisuke Gôri
Kôzô Shioya
Sakiko Tamagawa

Directors

Kerrigan Mahan
Tom Wyner
Kazuyoshi Yokota
Fumio Kurokawa
Hiroshi Saitō
Shigeru Ômachi
Jirô Saitô
Takayoshi Suzuki
Murasaki Ômura

Writers

Hiroshi Saitō
Michael Santiago
Edward Mannix
Robert Axelrod
Robert Benedict
Ardwight Chamberlain
Melora Harte
Benjamin Lesko
Morgan Lofting
Dave Mallow
Tony Oliver
Barbara Riel
Jeff Winkless
Nobuyuki Fujimoto
Nobuya Hanai
Akira Miyazaki
Masaru Yamamoto
Charles Perrault
Fumi Fujikazu
Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Yû Yamamoto

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Theodore Lehmann | Character: Narrator, Narrator (US)
Actor: Mitsuko Horie | Character: Narrator, Fairy in Opening, Cinderella, Fairy in Opening (JP), Narrator (JP), Princess, Elise, Little Red Riding Hood (JP), Princess Briar Rose, Rapunzel, Rose-Red
Actor: Ichirô Nagai | Character: Puss in Boots (JP), Knight, The gnome
Actor: Shigeru Chiba | Character: Frog Prince, The hunter
Actor: Daisuke Gomi | Character: Muscles, Devil, Hunter, Soldier
Actor: Minoru Inaba | Character: Chef (JP), Farmer, Farmer (JP), Hans' Father, Woodcutter (JP)
Actor: Steve Kramer | Character: Wolf, Puss in Boots (US), Wolf (US)
Actor: Daisuke Gôri | Character: Hunter, Soldier A
Actor: Kôzô Shioya | Character: Franz, Hare, Second brother, Soldier B, The nose man
Actor: Sakiko Tamagawa | Character: Snow White
Actor: Nozomu Sasaki | Character: Klaus
Actor: Kazue Komiya | Character: Queen
Actor: Ken'ichi Ogata | Character: Cat, Hunter (JP), Shoemaker (JP), The hat man
Actor: Gara Takashima | Character: Mirror
Actor: Takuzô Kamiyama | Character: The King (JP), King, The King
Actor: Jôji Yanami | Character: Dog
Actor: Bin Shimada | Character: Hans
Actor: Kôhei Miyauchi | Character: King
Actor: Julie Maddalena | Character: Snow White
Actor: Yoku Shioya | Character: Max (JP), Prince, Young brother
Actor: Ken Yamaguchi | Character: Farmer (JP), Gatekeeper (JP)
Actor: Toshiya Ueda | Character: Actor
Actor: Tomoko Maruo | Character: Maid, Maidama, Princess' older sister
Actor: Miyoko Asô | Character: Witch
Actor: Dave Mallow | Character: Prince, Bear, Fox
Actor: Mike Reynolds | Character: The King (US), Huntsman
Actor: Yoshino Takamori | Character: Princess
Actor: Sanji Hase | Character: Donkey, Heinrich
Actor: Tesshô Genda | Character: First brother, Wolf (JP)
Actor: Jun'ichi Sugawara | Character: Thrid brother
Actor: Ikuya Sawaki | Character: Farmer, Minister
Actor: Ritsuo Sawa | Character: Apothecary, Thief
Actor: Masaharu Satô | Character: Captain
Actor: Masami Kikuchi | Character: Brother, Joringel
Actor: Mami Koyama | Character: Hansel
Actor: Kayoko Fujii | Character: Snow-White
Actor: Shinji Ogawa | Character: The soldier
Actor: Katsunosuke Hori | Character: Bluebeard
Actor: Chieko Honda | Character: Gretel
Actor: Keiko Han | Character: Young sister
Actor: Yû Shimaka | Character: The strong man
Actor: Kôichi Mori | Character: Prince
Actor: Kaneto Shiozawa | Character: Bear, Prince (Older brother)
Actor: Terue Nunami | Character: Grandmother (JP)
Actor: Ryûsei Nakao | Character: Rooster
Actor: Nobuo Tobita | Character: Prince (Younger brother)
Actor: Chiyoko Kawashima | Character: Mother (JP)
Actor: Nana Yamaguchi | Character: Queen
Actor: Shunsuke Shima | Character: Father
Actor: Kimie Hanaya | Character: The Princess (JP)
Actor: Hôchû Ôtsuka | Character: The Blacksmith (Rapunzel's father)
Actor: Masaru Ikeda | Character: Demon King (JP)
Actor: Osamu Katô | Character: Lead Thief
Actor: Chie Kitagawa | Character: Stepmother
Actor: Keiko Hanagata | Character: Mother
Actor: Haru Endô | Character: Doris
Actor: Yôsuke Akimoto | Character: Knight
Actor: Masara Takashima | Character: His Wife (Rapunzel's mother)
Actor: Megumi Hayashibara | Character: Boy (Rapunzel and the Prince's child)
Actor: Mitsuaki Hoshino | Character: Servant
Actor: Minoru Inaba | Character: Actor
Actor: Shinobu Adachi | Character: Princess' older sister
Actor: Kimie Hantani | Character: Mrs. Merryweather (JP)
Actor: Noriko Kamimura | Character: Woman
Actor: Yoshiko Ôta | Character: Farmer's wife
Actor: Chihoko Shigeta | Character: The Princess
Actor: Michael McConnohie | Character: Woodcutter (US)
Actor: Edie Mirman | Character: Grandmother (US), Mrs. Merryweather (US)
Actor: Kerrigan Mahan | Character: Hunter (US)
Actor: Rebecca Forstadt | Character: Rose Red
Actor: Christina Lange | Character: Little Red Riding Hood (US)
Actor: Arlene Banas | Character: Mother (US)
Actor: Reiko Suzuki | Character: Hans' Mother
Actor: Hiroko Emori | Character: Sister
Actor: Ryûji Saikachi | Character: The grandfather of the forest
Actor: Kazumi Tanaka | Character: Preacher's disciple
Actor: Kyôko Tongû | Character: Sister
Actor: Takeo Ono | Character: Preacher
Actor: Ikunari Sawaki | Character: Farmer
Actor: Gregg Berger | Character: Maria's Father
Actor: Mayumi Tanaka | Character: Rudolf
Actor: Kôichi Yamadera | Character: Brother
Actor: Tony Oliver | Character: Deer
Actor: Unshô Ishizuka | Character: King
Actor: Hiromi Tsuru | Character: Jorinde
Actor: Hideyuki Hori | Character: Prince
Actor: Yuriko Yamamoto | Character: Rosa
Actor: Hiroshi Takemura | Character: Brother
Actor: Yoshiko Fujita | Character: Witch
Actor: Keiichi Naniwa | Character: Brother
Actor: Robert Axelrod | Character: Hare
Actor: Chika Sakamoto | Character: Hedgehog Son
Actor: Noriko Uemura | Character: Hedgehog Wife

[Directors Group]
Name: Kerrigan Mahan | Role: Director
Name: Tom Wyner | Role: Director
Name: Kazuyoshi Yokota | Role: Director
Name: Fumio Kurokawa | Role: Director
Name: Hiroshi Saitō | Role: Director
Name: Shigeru Ômachi | Role: Director
Name: Jirô Saitô | Role: Director
Name: Takayoshi Suzuki | Role: Director
Name: Murasaki Ômura | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Hiroshi Saitō | Role: Writer
Name: Michael Santiago | Role: Writer
Name: Edward Mannix | Role: Writer
Name: Robert Axelrod | Role: Writer
Name: Robert Benedict | Role: Writer
Name: Ardwight Chamberlain | Role: Writer
Name: Melora Harte | Role: Writer
Name: Benjamin Lesko | Role: Writer
Name: Morgan Lofting | Role: Writer
Name: Dave Mallow | Role: Writer
Name: Tony Oliver | Role: Writer
Name: Barbara Riel | Role: Writer
Name: Jeff Winkless | Role: Writer
Name: Nobuyuki Fujimoto | Role: Writer
Name: Nobuya Hanai | Role: Writer
Name: Akira Miyazaki | Role: Writer
Name: Masaru Yamamoto | Role: Writer
Name: Charles Perrault | Role: Writer
Name: Fumi Fujikazu | Role: Writer
Name: Jacob Grimm | Role: Writer
Name: Wilhelm Grimm | Role: Writer
Name: Yû Yamamoto | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Winston Richard | Role: Producer
Name: Haim Saban | Role: Producer
Name: Kôichi Motohashi | Role: Producer
Name: Takaji Matsudo | Role: Producer
Name: Sharone Melamed | Role: Producer
Name: Ziv Sidi | Role: Producer
Name: Shinji Nabeshima | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Shuki Levy | Role: Composer
Name: Haim Saban | Role: Composer
Name: Hideo Shimazu | Role: Composer
Name: Koichi Morita | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Toshiaki Morita | Role: Cinematographer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Taizaburô Abe | Role: Art Director
Name: Midori Chiba | Role: Art Director
Name: Kazuya Fukuda | Role: Art Director
Name: Jirô Kôno | Role: Art Director
Name: Makoto Satô | Role: Art Director
Name: Kazuko Katsui | Role: Art Director
Name: Sadaichi Akaishi | Role: Art Director
Name: Masazumi Matsumiya | Role: Art Director

[Production Management]
Name: Jerald E. Bergh | Role: Production Manager
Name: Eric S. Rollman | Role: Production Manager
Name: Mitsuru Takakuwa | Role: Production Manager

[Art Department]
Name: Hiroshi Saitō | Role: Art Department
Name: Kazuyoshi Yokota | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Ruth Adelman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gary Coppola | Role: Sound Department
Name: R.D. Floyd | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Frost | Role: Sound Department
Name: Xavier Garcia | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gary Jaye | Role: Sound Department
Name: Claudette Jones | Role: Sound Department
Name: Clive H. Mizumoto | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kevin Newson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ralph Osborn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ron Salaises | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Valentino | Role: Sound Department
Name: Scott Page-Pagter | Role: Sound Department
Name: Scott Page | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sadayoshi Fujino | Role: Sound Department

[animation department]
Name: Noboru Takano | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hidekazu Ishii | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hirokazu Ishino | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yasuji Mori | Role: Animation Department
Name: Sadahiko Sakamaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Jun'ichi Seki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuo Takematsu | Role: Animation Department
Name: Suichi Seki | Role: Animation Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Kelly Griffin | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Shuki Levy | Role: Music Department
Name: Haim Saban | Role: Music Department
Name: Andrew Dimitroff | Role: Music Department
Name: Noam Kaniel | Role: Music Department
Name: Ron Kenan | Role: Music Department
Name: Paul Ray | Role: Music Department
Name: Patrick Von Wiegandt | Role: Music Department
Name: Hideo Shimazu | Role: Music Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Tony Oliver | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Kerrigan Mahan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Scott Page-Pagter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tom Wyner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carol Diesel Allison | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Val De Crowl | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sherry Jeffreys | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305033/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: October 21, 1987
Italy: 1989 (video premiere)
Italy: April 22, 1996
United Arab Emirates: October 18, 2023 (DVD premiere)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.