Dog of Flanders (TV series)

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Dog of Flanders
Cover art for Kodansha English Library book version of the TV series
フランダースの犬 (Furandāsu no Inu)
Genre	Drama
Anime television series
Directed by	Yoshio Kuroda
Produced by	Junzō Nakajima Shigehito Takahashi Takaji Matsudo
Written by	Hideo Rokushika Isao Matsuki Ryūzō Nakanishi
Music by	Takeo Watanabe
Studio	Nippon Animation
Original network	Fuji TV Longman Video (1984)
Original run	January 5, 1975 – December 28, 1975
Episodes	52
Anime film
The Dog of Flanders: The Movie
Directed by	Yoshio Kuroda
Produced by	Junzō Nakajima
Written by	Miho Maruo
Music by	Tarō Iwashiro
Studio	Nippon Animation
Licensed by	Geneon USA
Released	15 March 1997 (1997-03-15) (Japan) 7 March 2000 (2000-03-07) (United States)
Runtime	103 minutes
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Dog of Flanders (フランダースの犬, Furandāsu no Inu) is a 1975 Japanese animated television series adaptation of Ouida's 1872 novel of the same name, produced by Nippon Animation. 52 episodes were produced.^[1] A film version was released in 1997.

The series represents the bond between a boy and his ever so faithful dog living in 19th century Belgium. The emotional story shows the boy's struggles in life as his grandfather dies and leaves him with his dog. It shows how the hopes of becoming a great classical painter have been seemingly crushed by his grandfather's passing and the way he takes after that tragedy.

Production[]

The animators conducted extensive research on 19th century Flanders. Although it has to be said that a lot of features in the series are not Flemish but typically Dutch (the girl's hat and the tulips for example).^{[citation needed]} The buildings depicted in the series were modeled after the Bokrijk open-air museum.^{[citation needed]}. Although there have been some changes from the original story by Marie Louise de la Ramée, it has been faithful in keeping the storyline accurate.

Dog of Flanders aired on Fuji TV between January 5 and December 28, 1975. It was repeated daily in early mornings in 2012.

Film[]

A film, titled The Dog of Flanders: The Movie (劇場版 フランダースの犬, Gekijōban Furandāsu no Inu) was released in March 1997. It was distributed by Shochiku. It grossed ¥243,543,645 at the box office. The film was released on VHS in 1999 and later released on DVD in March 2000.

Cast[]

• Makoto Tsumura/Brady Bluhm as Nello
• Sakura Tange/Debi Derryberry as Alois
• Kousei Yagi/Robert Loggia as Grandpa Jehan
• Honami Suzuki/Sean Young as the adult/Sister Alois
• Katsumi Toriumi/Richard Cansino as the adult Paul
• Yuriko Fuchizaki/Lara Cody as the young Paul
• Masato Hirano/Randy Montgomery as Hans
• Toshiyuki Morikawa/Scott Menville as the adult George
• Yoshiko Kamei/Ryan O'Donohue as the young George
• Yuko Sasaki as Nello's mother
• Bob Papenbrook as Ansole
• Sherry Lynn as Elina
• Michael McConnohie as Cogetz
• Matt K. Miller as Mr. Ike
• Chris Carroll as Art Store Owner
• Louise Chamis as Mrs. Nulette
• Brianne Siddall as Stephen
• Paul St. Peter as Art Judge #1
• Cliff Wells as Art Judge #2
• Mari Devon as Mrs. Jestas

Voices for orphan children provided by Jessica Evans, Dylan Hart, Sophie Lechken, Alex Mandelberg, Bryce Papenbrook.

References in other media[]

The main opening theme song "Yoake-no Michi" (よあけのみち) has always been popular in Japan since the series' debut. It was featured in a daydream sequence in the live action adaptation of Nodame Cantabile, starring Juri Ueno and Hiroshi Tamaki, with the character of Nodame singing the song while taking a bath. It was also used in the anime adaptation of Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- as protagonist Subaru Natsuki's ringtone.^[2]

See also[]

• My Patrasche, Tokyo Movie Shinsha's adaptation of Marie Louise de la Ramée's novel

References[]

External links[]

• Dog of Flanders (TV) at Nippon Animation's English website via Internet Archive
• The Dog of Flanders (film) at Nippon Animation's English website via Internet Archive
• The Dog of Flanders (film) at Nippon Animation (in Japanese) via Internet Archive
• Dog of Flanders (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Dog of Flanders (TV) at IMDb
• The Dog of Flanders (film) at IMDb

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