The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Japanese: トム・ソーヤーの冒険, Hepburn: Tomu Sōyā no Bōken) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Hiroshi Saito, which premiered on Fuji Television and its affiliates on January 6, 1980, and ended its run on December 28 the same year.[1][2] It is based on the 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain[3] (and partially on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn).
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| トム・ソーヤーの冒険 | |
| Genre | Comedy-drama, historical, adventure, western |
| Based on | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Saito |
| Music by | Katsuhisa Hattori |
| Opening theme | Dare yori mo tōku e by Maron Kusaka |
| Ending theme | Boku no Mississippi by Maron Kusaka |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 49 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kōichi Motohashi |
| Producer | Takaji Matsudo |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Release | January 6 – December 28, 1980 |
The series was broadcast on the World Masterpiece Theater, an animation staple on Fuji TV, that each year showcased an animated version of a classical book or story of Western literature, and was originally titled Tom Sawyer no Bōken.[4] It was the second installment of the series, after Rascal the Raccoon in 1977, to feature the work of an American author.
This series was dubbed into English by Saban International and broadcast on HBO in 1988 under the title The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at 7:30 am. It alternated with the later World Masterpiece Theater version of Tales of Little Women. Celebrity Home Entertainment released videos in the United States under the title All New Adventures of Tom Sawyer.[5][better source needed] It also aired on The Children's Channel in the UK and Network 10 in Australia and has also been dubbed in other languages, including French, Italian, Arabic, Hebrew, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Dutch, Filipino and Spanish. In January 2011, it was shown in the United States in the original Japanese on the NHK's cable channel TV Japan. In the Philippines, it was shown on ABS-CBN, Q, Kapamilya Channel, A2Z and TV5.
Plot
editTom Sawyer is a rustic, and mischievous boy who lives with his stepbrother Sid, his Aunt Polly, and her daughter, Mary. After the death of his parents, Polly raised her sister's two sons as if they were her own, with love, tenderness, and affection. Tom spends most of his time with his best friend, Huck Finn, sharing all kinds of adventures such as playing pirates on the Mississippi River or traveling in a balloon. While enjoying various adventures and fun, Tom and Huck accidentally discover hidden gold, which Injun Joe had supposedly found in the haunted house. He requires much of the heart of Rebecca Thacher, who believes she is his future wife.
Characters
editSawyers
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- Tom Sawyer: Masako Nozawa in Japanese, Barbara Goodson in English dub.
- Sid Sawyer: Sumiko Shirakawa in Japanese, Brianne Siddall in English dub.
- Aunt Polly: Haru Endo in Japanese, Philece Sampler in English dub.
- Mary Sawyer: Kaoru Ozawa in Japanese, Melora Harte in English dub.
Phelpses
edit- Sally Phelps: Natsuko Kawaji
- Silas Phelps: Minoru Yada
- Penny Phelps: Yoshiko Matsuo
- Oscar Phelps: Kaneto Shiozawa in Japanese, Michael McConnohie in English dub.
Finns
edit- Huckleberry Finn: Kazuyo Aoki in Japanese, Wanda Nowicki in English dub
- Pap Finn: Toshiya Ueda
Thatchers
edit- Becky Thatcher: Keiko Han
- Judge Edward Thatcher: Ichiro Murakoshi
- Margaret & Jeff Thatcher: Yumi Nakatani, Cam Clarke (English; Jeff)
Others
edit- Jim: Ikuo Nishikawa
- Amy Lawrence: Kaoru Kurosu, Sanae Takagi
- Ben Rogers: Mie Azuma, Atsuko Mine
- Alfred Temple: Masako Sugaya
- Billy Fisher: Naoki Tatsuta, Ikuo Nishikawa
- Muff Potter: Eken Mine in Japanese, Robert V. Barron in English dub.
- Dr. Robinson: Jun Hazumi
- Injun Joe: Eiji Kanie and Kenji Utsumi (episodes 38-49) in Japanese, Tom Wyner in English dub.
- Mr. Dobbins: Ichirō Nagai
- Joe Harper: Kazuhiko Inoue
- Sheriff Collins: Taimei Suzuki
- Widow Douglas: Keiko Kuge, Barbara Goodson in English dub.
- Dr. Michael Mitchell: Tadao Futami in Japanese, Michael Forest in English dub.
- Dr. Helmen: Mike Reynolds in English dub.
- Lisette Jean
- Prosecutor: Richard Epcar in English dub.
- Peter (the cat)
- Caesar (the dog)
Episodes
editEnglish episode titles from the 1988 Saban dub are listed in parentheses.
| # | Title | Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Small World of Tom Sawyer (トムとハックとブタ騒動, Tomu to Hakku to buta sōdō) ("Tom's Wild Pig Chase") | January 6, 1980 |
| 02 | A Fun Punishment (ごきげんなペンキ塗り, Gokigen'na Penki nuri) ("The Whitewashing Party") | January 13, 1980 |
| 03 | Love At First Sight (トム一目ぼれをする, Tomu hitomebore wo suru) ("Love at First Sight") | January 20, 1980 |
| 04 | The Magic Spell (サムじいさんのおまじない, Samu-jī-san no Omajinai) ("Turning on the Charm") | January 27, 1980 |
| 05 | Becky (恋は異なもの味なもの, Koha kotona Mono ajina Mono) ("Tom's First Date") | February 3, 1980 |
| 06 | Huck's House (ハックの家づくり, Hakku no ie dukuri) ("Home Sweet Huck") | February 10, 1980 |
| 07 | The Rival (ライバル登場, Raibaru-tōjō) ("Tom Meets His Match") | February 17, 1980 |
| 08 | Panic at Board (あこがれの蒸気船, Akogare no jōkisen) (“The Stowaways”) | February 24, 1980 |
| 09 | Aunt Polly is Sick (ポリーおばさんの子供たち, Pōri-oba-san no Kodomo-tachi) (“The Impossible Promise”) | March 2, 1980 |
| 10 | Injun Joe (村の嫌われ者, Mura no kiraware Mono). (“The Secret of the Buried Treasure”) | March 9, 1980 |
| 11 | The Treasure (海賊の宝, Kaizoku no Takara) (“X Marks the Spot”) | March 16, 1980 |
| 12 | The Professor (ベッキー・サッチャー怒る, Bekkī Satchā ikaru) (“Tom’s Broken Engagement”) | March 23, 1980 |
| 13 | The Pirates (海賊になるんだ, Kaizoku ni narun'da) (“A Pirates Life for Tom”) | March 30, 1980 |
| 14 | Pirates Don't Go To School (海賊には学校はない, Kaizoku ni wa gakkō wa nai) (“No school for Pirates”) | April 6, 1980 |
| 15 | Poor Aunt Polly (冒険・冒険また冒険, Bōken; bōken mata bōken) (“Tom Steals Home”) | April 13, 1980 |
| 16 | The Funeral (トム・ソーヤーの葬式, Tōmu Sōyā no sōshiki) (“Pirates at Their Own Funeral”) | April 20, 1980 |
| 17 | Back to School (運の悪い日, Hako no warui nichi) ("Tom's Moment of Glory") | April 27, 1980 |
| 18 | Reconciliation (痛い仲直り, Itai naka naori) (“For the Love of Becky”) | May 4, 1980 |
| 19 | The Frog Race (蛙の戦い, Kaeru no Tatakai) (“The Great Frog Leaping Contest”) | May 11, 1980 |
| 20 | The Secret of Mr. Dobbins (ドビンズ先生の秘密, Dobinzu-sensei no Himitsu) (“Mr. Dobbins Flips His Wig”) | May 18, 1980 |
| 21 | The Summer Holidays (夏休みの始まり, Natsuyasumi no Hajimari) (“No Time for Mumps”) | May 25, 1980 |
| 22 | The Charlatan (病気にならない薬, Byōki ni naranai kusuri) (Tom’s Bad Medicine”) | June 1, 1980 |
| 23 | Fishing Party (ナマズ釣りの日, Namazu tsuri no Nichi) (“Tom and Becky’s Big Catch”) | June 15, 1980 |
| 24 | Huck Wears a Tie (ネクタイをしたハック, Nekutai wo shita Hakku) (“Huck’s Un”suit”able Offer”) | June 22, 1980 |
| 25 | A Stubborn Boy (意地っぱり野郎, Ijippari Yarō) (“All Washed Up”) | June 29, 1980 |
| 26 | Lisette (子役のリゼット, Koyaku no Rizetto) | July 6, 1980 |
| 27 | The Rising of the Curtain (お芝居の始まるまで, O-shibai no Hajimaru made) | July 20, 1980 |
| 28 | Help Lisette! (リゼットを助けろ！, Rizetto wo tasukero!) | July 27, 1980 |
| 29 | Goodbye Lisette (突然のさようなら, Totsuzen no Sayōnara) | August 3, 1980 |
| 30 | Huck's Father (ハックの父親, Hakku no Chichioya) | August 10, 1980 |
| 31 | The Candlestick (数を数えろ, Kazu wo kazoero) | August 17, 1980 |
| 32 | Gold in Petersburg (黄金を見つけた！, Ōgon wo mitsuketa!) | August 24, 1980 |
| 33 | Escape to Freedom (自由に向かって逃げろ, Jiyū ni mukatte nigero) | September 7, 1980 |
| 34 | The Man who Came from the Sky (天から降ってきた男, Ten kara futte kita otoko) | September 14, 1980 |
| 35 | Tom wants to Fly (空を飛びたい, Sora wo tobitai) | September 21, 1980 |
| 36 | Fixing the Balloon (気球を直そう, Kikyū wo naosō) | September 28, 1980 |
| 37 | Goodbye Arthur (空からの眺め, Sora kara no nagame) | October 5, 1980 |
| 38 | The Accident (おそろしい出来事, Osoroshī dekigoto) | October 12, 1980 |
| 39 | A Question of Confidence (良心の痛み, Ryōshin no Itami) | October 19, 1980 |
| 40 | The Trial (マフ・ポッターの裁判, Mafu Pottā no Saiban) | October 26, 1980 |
| 41 | Where is Injun Joe? (インジャン・ジョーの行方, Injan Jō no namegata) | November 2, 1980 |
| 42 | A Pleasant Journey (楽しい船の旅, Tanoshī fune no tabi) | November 9, 1980 |
| 43 | The White Horse (白い馬を見た, Shiroi uma wo mita) | November 16, 1980 |
| 44 | The Capture (稲妻をつかまえろ, Inazuma wo tsukamaero) | November 23, 1980 |
| 45 | Freedom (さらば白馬よ, Saraba hakuba yo) | November 30, 1980 |
| 46 | The Haunted House (化物屋敷で, Bakemono yashiki de) | December 7, 1980 |
| 47 | The Cave (マクドウガルの洞窟, Makudōgaru no Dōkutsu) | December 14, 1980 |
| 48 | The Death of Injun Joe (インジャン・ジョーの最後, Injan Jō no Saigo) | December 21, 1980 |
| 49 | The Sad Ending (格好のわるい終りかた, Kakkō no warui Owari kata) | December 28, 1980 |
International titles
edit- As aventuras de Tom Sawyer (Portuguese)
- De avonturen van Tom Sawyer (Dutch)
- Las Aventuras de Tom Sawyer (Spanish)
- Le avventure di Tom Sawyer (Italian)
- Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer (French)
- Przygody Tomka Sawyera (Polish)
- Tom Sawyer (Spanish)
- Tom Sawyer no Bōken (Japanese)
- Tom Sawyers Abenteuer (German)
- Tom Sawyerin ja Huckleberry Finnin seikkailut (Finnish)
- Tom Story (Italian)
- תום סוייר (Hebrew)
- توم سوير (Arabic)
- ماجراهای تام سایر (Persian)
- トム・ソーヤーの冒険 (Japanese)
- 湯姆歷險記 (Chinese (Taiwan))
- 톰 소여의 모험 (Korean)
- Приключения Тома Сойера (Russian)
Reception
edit- Awarded Best Film Award for TV by the Children's Cultural Affairs Agency, Government of Japan[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "トム・ソーヤーの冒険". nippon-animation.co.jp. Nippon Animation. 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ↑ Darling-Wolf, Fabienne (2014). Imagining the Global: Transnational Media and Popular Culture Beyond East and West. University of Michigan Press. p. 109. ISBN 9780472052431.
- ↑ Ishihara, Tsuyoshi (2005). Mark Twain in Japan: The Cultural Reception of an American Icon. University of Missouri Press. p. 108. ISBN 9780826264763.
television.
- ↑ Saito, Kumiko (2013). "Regionalism in the Era of Neo-Nationalism: Japanese Landscape in the Background Art of Games and Anime from the Late-1990s to the Present". In Lent, John A.; Fitzsimmons, Lorna (eds.). Asian Popular Culture: New, Hybrid, and Alternate Media. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 35–58. ISBN 9780739179611.
- ↑ "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
Further reading
edit- Hyoseak Choi (2017) Losing the War, Winning the Pooh: Ishii Momoko and the Construction of Contemporary Children's Literature in Postwar Japan (University of Toronto, unpublished MA thesis).
External links
edit- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at IMDb
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (on Amazon Prime)