Film

The Grateful Crane

1965 · 17m · Animation · Fantasy

The purest story of gratitude.

One day, an old man rescued a crane that had been caught in a trap. Then, one night, a young woman named 'Tsuu' visited the old man's house, and they began living together. Tsuu wove very beautiful and magnificent cloth. However, she would never let anyone see her while she was weaving...

Eiko Masuyama

(voice)

内村軍一

(voice)

加藤玉枝

(voice)

Morihiko Uchiyama

(voice)

Kiyoko Yamamoto

(voice)

• Kazuhiko WatanabeDirector
• Matsue JinboScreenplay
• Masatsugu HaraProducer
• 平井寛Director of Photography
• 阿部行雄Director of Photography
• Yoshinao NakadaOriginal Music Composer

Release date

January 1, 1965

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

17m

Genres

Animation, Fantasy

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