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Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon

April 10, 2024

Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon (ガリバーの宇宙旅行, Garibā no Uchū Ryokō, Gulliver's Space Travels), also known as Space Gulliver, is a 1965 Japanese animated feature that was released in Japan on March 20, 1965 and in the United States on July 23, 1966.[1]

Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon
Lobby card to the 1966 US release
Directed byYoshio Kuroda
Written byShinichi Sekizawa
Based onGulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
Produced byHiroshi Ogawa
Akira Onozaki
StarringKyū Sakamoto
Chiyoko Honma
Masao Imanishi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Akira Oizumi
Shôichi Ozawa
Edited byIkuzo Inaba
Music byIsao Tomita
Production
company
Distributed byToei (JP)
Continental Distributing (US)
Release dates
  • March 20, 1965 (1965-03-20) (JP)
  • July 23, 1966 (1966-07-23) (US)
Running time
80 minutes (JP)
85 minutes (US)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot edit

The story concerns a homeless boy named Ricky, or Ted in the Japanese version. Whilst seeing a movie about Lemuel Gulliver he is discovered to have entered without buying a ticket and he is thrown out onto the street. Ejected and dejected, he is then nearly run over by a truck, but is knocked unconscious when he is thrown against a wall. He awakes to find a talking dog and then the Colonel, a talking clockwork toy soldier who has been discarded in a rubbish bin. The dog suggests the trio amuse themselves at an amusement park that is closed for the night.

The trio enjoy themselves on the rides and in a planetarium but are pursued by three security guards. The boy, his dog and the Colonel escape on fireworks rockets that land them in the countryside. They meet Professor Gulliver himself in a forest. Gulliver is now an elderly, space-traveling scientist who has built a rocket ship. With Dr. Gulliver's assistant Sylvester the crow (named Crow in the Japanese edition), Gulliver and the trio travel the Milky Way to the Planet of Blue Hope. They discover the planet has been taken over by the Queen of the Purple Planet and her evil group of robots, who the inhabitants of the Blue Planet created to make themselves a life of leisure that turned into a nightmare when the robots overthrew the population of the Blue Planet and seized control. Armed with water-pistols and water balloons which melt the villains, Ricky and Gulliver restore the Planet of Blue Hope to its doll-like owners who regain life as human beings.

The boy wakes up in the street. He meets his canine companion who now is an ordinary dog who can not talk and discovers the non-talking non-living Colonel in the rubbish bin. The three walk down the street looking for a new adventure.

Cast edit

Character Original English
Ted Kyû Sakamoto Stephen DeLugg as Ricky
Princess of the Purple Planet Chiyoko Honma Darla Hood
Lemuel Gulliver Seiji Miyaguchi Robert Harter as Prof. Gulliver
Colonel Shôichi Ozawa Bob Haymes
Mack the stray dog Junko Hori Herb Duncan as Pudge
Crow Makiko Itô Robert Harter as Sylvester
Cupid Yukiko Okada Unknown
Robot of the Blue Planet Masao Imanishi Robert Harter
King of the Purple Planet Akira Ôizumi Unknown

Production edit

This was one of the first Toei animated features to depart from Asian mythology, though, like Toei's previous animated features, it is modeled after the Disney formula of animated musical feature. By borrowing elements from Hans Christian Andersen, Jonathan Swift and science fiction, it was hoped that this film would attract a large international audience. However it proved to be no more popular than Toei's previous, Asian-themed films. After the failure in the U.S. of this and Toei's previous animated feature[clarification needed], this was the last Japanese animated feature to be released in the United States for over a decade, until Sanrio's Metamorphoses and The Mouse and His Child, both of which were released in the U.S. in 1978.[2]

Staff edit

Not yet the internationally popular electronic music composer he was later to become, Isao Tomita contributed the original Japanese score. However, for the American edition, songs were composed by Milton and Anne Delugg, who had provided the song "Hooray for Santy Claus" for Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964).

In one of his earliest animation jobs, a young Hayao Miyazaki worked on this film as an in-between artist. His contribution to the ending of the film brought Miyazaki to the attention of Toei. The screenplay was written by Shinichi Sekizawa, the writer of the first Mothra (1961). Sekizawa also contributed screenplays to some of the most popular films in the Godzilla series from King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962), to Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), including Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964).

In the English language version, former Our Gang star Darla Hood provides the voice of the Princess.

English soundtrack edit

Milton DeLugg composed the score for the English language version of the film. Milton and his wife Anne Delugg co-wrote seven songs, and their son Stephen providing the voice of "Ricky". The songs are:

  • "Think Tall"
  • "The Earth Song"
  • "I Wanna Be Like Gulliver!"
  • "That's the Way It Goes"
  • "Keep Your Hopes High"
  • "Rise, Robots, Rise"
  • "Deedle Dee Dum"

Reception edit

In a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletin reviewed an 85-minute English-language dubbed version of the film, and described it as a "charmless animated feature".[3] The review described the animation as "mediocre" and with "little variation or invention and a noticeable lack of perspective"[3]

Home media edit

Synergy Entertainment released the film on US DVD.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 181–182. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry (2005). The animated movie guide. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. p. 101. ISBN 1-55652-591-5.
  3. ^ a b "Garibah no Uchu Ryoko (Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon)". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 37, no. 432. British Film Institute. 1970. p. 128.

Further reading edit

  • Beck, Jerry (2005). The animated movie guide. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 1-55652-591-5.
  • Clements, Jonathan and Helen McCarthy (2001). The anime encyclopedia: a guide to Japanese animation since 1917. Berkeley, Calif: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 1-880656-64-7.

External links edit

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Gulliver s Travels Beyond the Moon ガリバーの宇宙旅行 Gariba no Uchu Ryokō Gulliver s Space Travels also known as Space Gulliver is a 1965 Japanese animated feature that was released in Japan on March 20 1965 and in the United States on July 23 1966 1 Gulliver s Travels Beyond the MoonLobby card to the 1966 US releaseDirected byYoshio KurodaWritten byShinichi SekizawaBased onGulliver s Travelsby Jonathan SwiftProduced byHiroshi OgawaAkira OnozakiStarringKyu SakamotoChiyoko HonmaMasao ImanishiSeiji MiyaguchiAkira OizumiShoichi OzawaEdited byIkuzo InabaMusic byIsao TomitaProductioncompanyToei AnimationDistributed byToei JP Continental Distributing US Release datesMarch 20 1965 1965 03 20 JP July 23 1966 1966 07 23 US Running time80 minutes JP 85 minutes US CountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Staff 3 2 English soundtrack 4 Reception 5 Home media 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksPlot editThe story concerns a homeless boy named Ricky or Ted in the Japanese version Whilst seeing a movie about Lemuel Gulliver he is discovered to have entered without buying a ticket and he is thrown out onto the street Ejected and dejected he is then nearly run over by a truck but is knocked unconscious when he is thrown against a wall He awakes to find a talking dog and then the Colonel a talking clockwork toy soldier who has been discarded in a rubbish bin The dog suggests the trio amuse themselves at an amusement park that is closed for the night The trio enjoy themselves on the rides and in a planetarium but are pursued by three security guards The boy his dog and the Colonel escape on fireworks rockets that land them in the countryside They meet Professor Gulliver himself in a forest Gulliver is now an elderly space traveling scientist who has built a rocket ship With Dr Gulliver s assistant Sylvester the crow named Crow in the Japanese edition Gulliver and the trio travel the Milky Way to the Planet of Blue Hope They discover the planet has been taken over by the Queen of the Purple Planet and her evil group of robots who the inhabitants of the Blue Planet created to make themselves a life of leisure that turned into a nightmare when the robots overthrew the population of the Blue Planet and seized control Armed with water pistols and water balloons which melt the villains Ricky and Gulliver restore the Planet of Blue Hope to its doll like owners who regain life as human beings The boy wakes up in the street He meets his canine companion who now is an ordinary dog who can not talk and discovers the non talking non living Colonel in the rubbish bin The three walk down the street looking for a new adventure Cast editCharacter Original EnglishTed Kyu Sakamoto Stephen DeLugg as RickyPrincess of the Purple Planet Chiyoko Honma Darla HoodLemuel Gulliver Seiji Miyaguchi Robert Harter as Prof GulliverColonel Shoichi Ozawa Bob HaymesMack the stray dog Junko Hori Herb Duncan as PudgeCrow Makiko Ito Robert Harter as SylvesterCupid Yukiko Okada UnknownRobot of the Blue Planet Masao Imanishi Robert HarterKing of the Purple Planet Akira Oizumi UnknownProduction editThis was one of the first Toei animated features to depart from Asian mythology though like Toei s previous animated features it is modeled after the Disney formula of animated musical feature By borrowing elements from Hans Christian Andersen Jonathan Swift and science fiction it was hoped that this film would attract a large international audience However it proved to be no more popular than Toei s previous Asian themed films After the failure in the U S of this and Toei s previous animated feature clarification needed this was the last Japanese animated feature to be released in the United States for over a decade until Sanrio s Metamorphoses and The Mouse and His Child both of which were released in the U S in 1978 2 Staff edit Not yet the internationally popular electronic music composer he was later to become Isao Tomita contributed the original Japanese score However for the American edition songs were composed by Milton and Anne Delugg who had provided the song Hooray for Santy Claus for Santa Claus Conquers the Martians 1964 In one of his earliest animation jobs a young Hayao Miyazaki worked on this film as an in between artist His contribution to the ending of the film brought Miyazaki to the attention of Toei The screenplay was written by Shinichi Sekizawa the writer of the first Mothra 1961 Sekizawa also contributed screenplays to some of the most popular films in the Godzilla series from King Kong vs Godzilla 1962 to Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla 1974 including Mothra vs Godzilla 1964 In the English language version former Our Gang star Darla Hood provides the voice of the Princess English soundtrack edit Milton DeLugg composed the score for the English language version of the film Milton and his wife Anne Delugg co wrote seven songs and their son Stephen providing the voice of Ricky The songs are Think Tall The Earth Song I Wanna Be Like Gulliver That s the Way It Goes Keep Your Hopes High Rise Robots Rise Deedle Dee Dum Reception editIn a contemporary review the Monthly Film Bulletin reviewed an 85 minute English language dubbed version of the film and described it as a charmless animated feature 3 The review described the animation as mediocre and with little variation or invention and a noticeable lack of perspective 3 Home media editSynergy Entertainment released the film on US DVD See also editVoyage to FaremidoReferences edit Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books pp 181 182 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 Retrieved 6 June 2020 Beck Jerry 2005 The animated movie guide Chicago Chicago Review Press p 101 ISBN 1 55652 591 5 a b Garibah no Uchu Ryoko Gulliver s Travels Beyond the Moon Monthly Film Bulletin Vol 37 no 432 British Film Institute 1970 p 128 Further reading editBeck Jerry 2005 The animated movie guide Chicago Chicago Review Press ISBN 1 55652 591 5 Clements Jonathan and Helen McCarthy 2001 The anime encyclopedia a guide to Japanese animation since 1917 Berkeley Calif Stone Bridge Press ISBN 1 880656 64 7 External links editGariba no uchu ryoko at IMDb nbsp Gulliver s Travels Beyond the Moon at AllMovie Gulliver no Uchu Ryokō anime at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gulliver 27s Travels Beyond the Moon amp oldid 1195836247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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