Big Bird in Japan
1989 film by Jon Stone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Big Bird in Japan is a television special by the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop), that aired on NHK in late fall of 1988, and on PBS on January 16, 1989.[1] It is the sequel to Big Bird in China which was also based on the popular television series Sesame Street. It depicts Big Bird and Barkley visiting some Japanese guests, counting to 3 in Japanese and teaching Japanese words. This television special was filmed in Kyoto and Tokyo in 1988. Backed by significant funding from Japanese corporations,[2] the program was produced with the help of NHK.
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Big Bird in Japan | |
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Written by | Jon Stone |
Directed by | Jon Stone |
Starring | Caroll Spinney Maiko Kawakami |
Narrated by | Pat Morita (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) |
Music by | Tony Geiss Carol Hall Dick Lieb |
Country of origin | United States Japan |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Sonia Rosario |
Cinematography | Edward Colman (director of photography) (uncredited) |
Editor | Ilene Merenstein |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Children's Television Workshop |
Original release | |
Network | NHK PBS |
Release | November 3, 1988 (1988-11-03) (NHK) January 16, 1989 (1989-01-16) (PBS) |
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