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Sekai meisaku dôwa: Mori wa ikiteiru

IMDb ID: tt0400900 · Year: 1980 · Rating: 7.3 (462 votes)

Genres: Animation · Adventure · Family

A young girl meets the Spirits of the Twelve Months when she is sent out during a winter snowstorm to collect galanthus, a flower that blooms in April.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Twelve Months
Canada: Twelve Months (English)
United Kingdom: Twelve Months
Ireland: Twelve Months (English)
India: Twelve Months (English)
Japan: Twelve Months (English)
New Zealand: Twelve Months (English)
United States: Twelve Months
Asia: Twelve Months (English)
Europe: Twelve Months (English)
World-wide: Twelve Months (English)
South Africa: Twelve Months (English)
East Germany: Die zwölf Monate (TV Title)
Germany: Die zwölf Monate
West Germany: Die zwölf Monate
Poland: 12 miesięcy
World-wide: 12 Months (English, alternative spelling)
Brazil: Ana e o Anel Mágico
West Germany: Anja und die vier Jahreszeiten
Spain: Anya, la muchacha de la nieve
Spain: Anya, la princesa de las nieves
Norway: Den magiske ringen
Brazil: Doze Meses (Alternative Title)
Poland: Dwanaście miesięcy (alternative spelling)
Greece: I dodeka mines (transliterated title)
Italy: I dodici mesi
France: La forêt enchantée
France: La légende des 12 mois
Japan: Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Mori wa Ikiteiru (alternative transliteration)
World-wide: The Forest Is Alive (English, literal title)
Hungary: Tizenkét hónap
Greece: Οι δώδεκα μήνες
Soviet Union: Двенадцать месяцев (Russian)
Japan: 世界名作童話 森は生きている (Japanese)
12 Months
Release Date1980-03-15Runtime65 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews4Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapanese
English
Keywordssnow adventure
fascination
bulb
storm
plant
Production CompaniesToei AnimationIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400900/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0400900.jpgUpdated At2025-04-08T17:21:44

Stars

Shinobu Ôtake
Ai Kanzaki
Tokuko Sugiyama
Mariko Mukai
Ichirô Nagai
Masaji Amamori
Daisuke Ryû
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Katsuji Mori
Masato Yamanouchi

Directors

Kimio Yabuki

Writers

Samuil Marshak
Yasuko Miyazaki
Kimio Yabuki

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Shinobu Ôtake | Character: Anja
Actor: Ai Kanzaki | Character: Queen
Actor: Tokuko Sugiyama | Character: Stepmother
Actor: Mariko Mukai | Character: Stepmother's Daughter
Actor: Ichirô Nagai | Character: Professor
Actor: Masaji Amamori | Character: Prime Minister
Actor: Daisuke Ryû | Character: Officer
Actor: Kiyoshi Kobayashi | Character: January
Actor: Katsuji Mori | Character: April
Actor: Masato Yamanouchi | Character: Soldier
Actor: Hidekatsu Shibata | Character: Actor
Actor: Kōji Yakusho | Character: Young Soldier
Actor: Masashi Amenomori | Character: Prime Minister
Actor: Corinne Orr | Character: Anja

[Directors Group]
Name: Kimio Yabuki | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Samuil Marshak | Role: Writer
Name: Yasuko Miyazaki | Role: Writer
Name: Kimio Yabuki | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Chiaki Imada | Role: Producer
Name: Simon Nuchtern | Role: Producer
Name: Sidney Pike | Role: Producer
Name: John Watkins | Role: Producer
Name: Kenji Yokoyama | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Vladimir Krivtsov | Role: Composer

[Editing Group]
Name: Yutaka Chikura | Role: Editor
Name: Kôichi Katagiri | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Shôhei Kawamoto | Role: Art Director

[Production Management]
Name: Yoshio Sugawara | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Tetsuo Imazawa | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Shôhei Kawamoto | Role: Art Department
Name: Kôichi Kudô | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Michihiro Itô | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hiromi Kanbara | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Keitaro Hama | Role: Special Effects
Name: Noboru Sekiai | Role: Special Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tamio Hosoda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Masao Shimizu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[animation department]
Name: Keiko Abe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takashi Abe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Sonomi Aramaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Chikako Doi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Miwako Furukawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Teruo Hattori | Role: Animation Department
Name: Akio Hayashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kahoru Hirata | Role: Animation Department
Name: Reiko Igarashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Keiko Imazawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Mihoko Irie | Role: Animation Department
Name: Megumu Ishiguro | Role: Animation Department
Name: Mario Ishiyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kôyô Itô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Midori Iwai | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshiko Iwase | Role: Animation Department
Name: Keiko Kanayama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Michihiro Kaneyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Junji Kasahara | Role: Animation Department
Name: Ryôko Katô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tatsuji Kino | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toshiaki Kobayashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshie Komatsu | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuko Kurosawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takao Kōzai | Role: Animation Department
Name: Satoshi Maruyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Chizuko Masukawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shigeo Matoba | Role: Animation Department
Name: Keiko Matsumura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hideki Mori | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroshi Morita | Role: Animation Department
Name: Sumiko Naganuma | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masahiro Nakamura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yuko Narikawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Nobuo Numai | Role: Animation Department
Name: Akihiro Ogawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masatoyo Ogura | Role: Animation Department
Name: Sonoe Sakano | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takao Sakano | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshiko Sekiguchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshinobu Susukida | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kayoko Suzuki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Akira Takahashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shin'ya Takahashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takao Tanna | Role: Animation Department
Name: Osamu Tezuka | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroshi Wagatsuma | Role: Animation Department
Name: Miyo Yamada | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yasuhiro Yamaguchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masako Yamauchi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hisae Yoshino | Role: Animation Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Philip Stockton | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Charlotte Russe | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Takao Yoshizawa | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: John Bellucci | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Fernandez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Earl Hammond | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yôko Kuroishi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Corinne Orr | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ray Owens | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paula Parker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joan Shepard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jenn Thompson | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400900/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: March 15, 1980
Hungary: April 22, 1982
France: December 25, 1982 (TV premiere)
Spain: 1983
Italy: January 1, 1984 (TV premiere)
United States: January 1, 1984 (video premiere)
East Germany: January 7, 1984 (TV premiere)
West Germany: November 20, 1985 (TV premiere)

Awards

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Box Office

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