Big Bird in Japan was a 1991 special by the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop). The special was based on the popular television series Sesame Street. Separated from their guided tour group while in Japan, Big Bird and Barkley find help from a friendly young woman named Kaguya-hime, who is planning to leave Japan at the same time they will be. This is a list of television-related events in 1991. ... Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Childrens Television Workshop (or CTW), is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational childrens programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world (including PBS in the United States), as well as Noggin, a joint venture with Viacom... Sesame Street is an educational American childrens television series designed for preschoolers, and is recognized as a pioneer of the contemporary standard which combines education and entertainment in childrens television shows. ...

One highlight of this movie is the wide array of Japanese scenery that Big Bird visits. Also, Big Bird learns The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a 10th century Japanese folk tale about a mysterious girl found in a shining stalk of bamboo, as his last act before saying goodbye to Kaguya-hime. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Japanese: 竹取物語; Taketori Monogatari) is a 10th century Japanese folk tale about a mysterious girl, Princess Kaguya. ...

Big Bird recognizes the name of his companion from the story, but he finds he is running late to say goodbye to his traveling companion. Frantically running to meet her, the scene switches between him and a visibly sad Kaguya-hime waiting for him to arrive at the platform. However, Big Bird and Barkley arrive too late and finds she has already gone. It is implied that the young woman was the same Bamboo Princess of Japanese lore, having had to return to her home on the moon.

Cast

• Carroll Spinney as Big Bird
• Brian Muehl as Barkley
• Maiko Kawakami as Kaguya-hime
• Pat Morita as the narrator of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

Caroll Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney and Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA) is a puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the childrens television show Sesame Street. ... Big Bird finds Ernie in a game of Journey to Ernie. ... Big Bird and Barkley in Japan Barkley, originally named Woof-Woof, was a dog character on the childrens television program Sesame Street. ... Noriyuki Pat Morita Noriyuki Pat Morita 森田 沢之 Morita Noriyuki, (June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005) was a Japanese American actor best known for the roles of Arnold on the TV show Happy Days and Mr. ... Illustration of the Kaguya-hime The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (Japanese: 竹取物語; Taketori Monogatari) is a 10th century Japanese folk tale about a mysterious girl, Princess Kaguya. ...

Crew

• Directed by Jon Stone
• Written by Jon Stone
• Executive Producer Jon Stone
• Producer Sonia Rosario
• Music by Tony Geiss, Carol Hall, and Dick Lieb
• Associate Producer Cher Jung
• Film Editing by Ilene Merenstein
• Sound Re-recording Mixer Ken Hahn

Tony Geiss is a staff writer and songwriter for Sesame Street. ...

External links

• Big Bird in Japan at the Internet Movie Database

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