The Golden Bird
Seen it?1987 | 52 min | Fantasy, Animation, Adventure, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved Sleeping Beauty, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 52 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
"Kin no Tori" is an adaptation of the homonymous fairy tale "The Golden Bird" by Brothers Grimm. A golden apple is stolen from the King's garden. The King orders his three sons to guard the apples in turn and to find out who is the thief. When the youngest son, Hans, presents a feather that he got from the golden bird that stole the apple the king sends his three sons to bring this bird to him and so Hans' journey begins.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Toshio Hirata
- Katsue MiwaHans (voice)
- Joji YanamiBig Bird (voice)
- Kohei MiyauchiKing Kaiser (voice)
- Junpei TakiguchiKing Kanematch (voice)
- Toshiko FujitaLulu (voice)
- Noko KonohaPrincess Roland (voice)
- Toshio FurukawaPrince Croyler (voice)
- Keiko YamamotoPrince Walner (voice)
- Takeshi AonoWhite Rose King (voice)
- Kei TomiyamaWitch (voice)