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'''''Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima''''' ''(ひょっこりひょうたん島, Hyokkori Gourd Island, The Madcap Island)'' is an anime film made by Toei Animation and premiered theatrically on July 7th, 1967<ref>[https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_hyoutan/ Official Toei page for ''Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima'' anime film.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. The film is based on the | '''''Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima''''' ''(ひょっこりひょうたん島, Hyokkori Gourd Island, The Madcap Island)'' is an anime film made by Toei Animation and premiered theatrically on July 7th, 1967<ref>[https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/movie/movie_hyoutan/ Official Toei page for ''Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima'' anime film.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. The film is based on the 60s puppet show of the same name which aired from 1964 - 1969 and was very popular then<ref>[https://fanboy.com/2008/12/pop-up-gourd-island-classic-japanese-stop-motion-animation.html 2008 Fanboy.com blog that has information on the original puppet show the film is derived from.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. The movie is an animated and abridged version of the Burdokia arc that was episode 51 to episode 130 of the puppet series. The film reportedly has a runtime of 61 minutes.<ref name="toei">[http://web.archive.org/web/20030711190024/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/theater/012/index.html Archived page of Toei Animation that lists the runtime of ''Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima'' anime film.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref><ref name="morial">[http://animemorial.net/ja/m020-%E3%81%B2%E3%82%87%E3%81%A3%E3%81%93%E3%82%8A%E3%81%B2%E3%82%87%E3%81%86%E3%81%9F%E3%82%93%E5%B3%B6 animemorial.net page for ''Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima'' anime film.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref><ref name="ANN">[https://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1465 AnimeNewsNetwork page for ''Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima'' anime film.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref><ref name="eigen">[http://db.eiren.org/contents/03000009634.html Eiren.org page for ''Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima'' anime film.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The film's plot is known to be about the people of a drifting island called "Gourd Island", an island in the ocean that has no stable place and always drifts around whenever the ocean and waves are. After the residents of Gourd Island stumbled and crash into the "Kingdom of | The film's plot is known to be about the people of a drifting island called "Gourd Island", an island in the ocean that has no stable place and always drifts around whenever the ocean and waves are. After the residents of Gourd Island stumbled and crash into the "Kingdom of Burdokia", a kingdom full of dogs that despises humans, the kingdom engages war with the residents of Gourd Island. Gourd Island, with the residents in panic, the self-proclaimed leader known as Don Gobacho tried and talked with the leader of the Burdokia kingdom, but said talk went terribly as Don Gobacho was caught by Secretary Pitts of the Kingdom of Burdokia<ref name="eigen" />. | ||
With the dogs already having all their weapons, cannons, and tanks on Gourd Island, the residents of Gourd Island disguised themselves as horses to infiltrate the dog kingdom and retrieve Don Gobacho. The retrieval was successful and the citizens of Gourd Island started fighting back against the dogs. The dogs eventually surrendered after they realized they couldn't stand an inch against the residents, but their leader, the Secretary of Defense Pitts, won't accept the eventual surrender and would fight back by himself on a one-on-one duel<ref name="eigen" />. | With the dogs already having all their weapons, cannons, and tanks on Gourd Island, the residents of Gourd Island disguised themselves as horses to infiltrate the dog kingdom and retrieve Don Gobacho. The retrieval was successful and the citizens of Gourd Island started fighting back against the dogs. The dogs eventually surrendered after they realized they couldn't stand an inch against the residents, but their leader, the Secretary of Defense Pitts, won't accept the eventual surrender and would fight back by himself on a one-on-one duel with Machine Gun Dandy. Machine Gun Dandy ends up winning the duel and Burdokia becomes a country where dogs and humans can live peacefully.<ref name="eigen" />. | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
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*Kyoji as Machine Gun Dandy<ref name="morial" /> | *Kyoji as Machine Gun Dandy<ref name="morial" /> | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
'''Strangely, the film never received | '''Strangely, the film never received any physical release'''. According to its Wikipedia page, the studio who made the film, Toei Animation, released a LaserDisc in 1993 containing every trailer for their films that they had made, but doesn't contain the trailer for ''Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima'', though this statement is uncited. The film is considered not much of a "lost" work however as screenshots from the film were used in the follow-up children's picture book about the film released months later, with the same plot as the film. The film also was broadcasted on television on various channels in Japan 20 to 40 years ago but had never been rebroadcast again due to the nature of the film, according to testimonies<ref>[https://twitter.com/video_vhs/status/1069583229043138560 Twitter thread from @video_vhs with many people claiming that the film was broadcasted on TV and never rebroadcast again] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. | ||
Additionally, there had been reports that the film had resurfaced online<ref>[https://reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/llmlip/obscure_toei_animation_film/ r/LostMedia post: "Obscure Toei Animation Film" by u/LittlePrince-6692.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. In one instance, an Ameba blog post from Japan that was posted in 2010 confirms that the film was posted on YouTube once, but said video has and had been unavailable for years, either deleted, private, or terminated.<ref>[https://ameblo.jp/mituo-papapa/entry-10440465494.html 2010 Ameba blog post about the 1967 anime film being posted online.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. A few images from the YouTube upload had mysteriously resurfaced and are still available<ref>[https://twitter.com/NelsonWolfe5/status/1574546794880831488 @NelsonWolfe5 Twitter post on screenshots of the film from a YouTube upload.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. | Additionally, there had been reports that the film had resurfaced online<ref>[https://reddit.com/r/lostmedia/comments/llmlip/obscure_toei_animation_film/ r/LostMedia post: "Obscure Toei Animation Film" by u/LittlePrince-6692.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. In one instance, an Ameba blog post from Japan that was posted in 2010 confirms that the film was posted on YouTube once, but said video has and had been unavailable for years, either deleted, private, or terminated.<ref>[https://ameblo.jp/mituo-papapa/entry-10440465494.html 2010 Ameba blog post about the 1967 anime film being posted online.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. A few images from the YouTube upload had mysteriously resurfaced and are still available<ref>[https://twitter.com/NelsonWolfe5/status/1574546794880831488 @NelsonWolfe5 Twitter post on screenshots of the film from a YouTube upload.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. | ||
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There also have been rare occasions that the film was auctioned on Japanese auction sites<ref>[https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/f1029439456/ An instance of the film resurfacing on aucfree.com] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref><ref>[https://aucfree.com/items/k383684301 Another case of the film resurfacing on aucfree.com, now currently available.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>, with the recent one being in mid-2017<ref>[https://twitter.com/NelsonWolfe5/status/1629689150205992962 @NelsonWolfe5 Twitter post on an auction for the film.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. | There also have been rare occasions that the film was auctioned on Japanese auction sites<ref>[https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/f1029439456/ An instance of the film resurfacing on aucfree.com] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref><ref>[https://aucfree.com/items/k383684301 Another case of the film resurfacing on aucfree.com, now currently available.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>, with the recent one being in mid-2017<ref>[https://twitter.com/NelsonWolfe5/status/1629689150205992962 @NelsonWolfe5 Twitter post on an auction for the film.] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref>. | ||
Few footages from the film are available online such as its opening and end credits that were recorded from both its theatrical master tape and TV broadcasts, but the full film hasn't been publicly available. Materials that can be seen online includes resurfaced newspaper advertisements, stills, screenshots, posters, and the like. | |||
===Audio=== | |||
On April 16th, 2024, LMW user Doodletop provided a MEGA link containing the audio for the entire movie ripped from a tape of an anonymous source who had provided Doodletop the tape after contacts<ref>[https://mega.nz/folder/9rtlTQwb#FgLcKMq7bfsjvg5FHKAsKA MEGA link for the full audio by LMW user Doodletop] Retrieved 16 Jul '24</ref>. | |||
The audio was then overlayed to available footages from the film by LMW user Chernbel and constructed a partially complete restoration of the film with the full audio and few footages available on May 11th, 2024. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Footage=== | |||
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|id1 =E77zHsxGMQk | |||
|description1 =A partial restoration of the film from various available footages and the full audio. (credits to LMW users Doodletop and Chernbel} | |||
}} | |||
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|id1 =ju6GFSPvSPo | |||
|description1 =All known resurfaced footage from the film. | |||
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|id2 =BuPN9wnwvOs | |||
|description2 =Opening scene and end credits of the film. | |||
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===Screenshots=== | ===Screenshots=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=175px> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="175px"> | ||
GourdIsland3.jpg|Redrawn screenshot from the film, used in the follow-up children's book for the film | GourdIsland3.jpg|Redrawn screenshot from the film, used in the follow-up children's book for the film | ||
GourdIsland4.jpg|Another redrawn screenshot from the film, used in the follow-up children's book for the film | GourdIsland4.jpg|Another redrawn screenshot from the film, used in the follow-up children's book for the film | ||
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===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=315px> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="315px"> | ||
GourdIslandAD1.jpg| An advertisement for the film shown in an advertisement for the 1967 Toei Manga Film Festival<ref>[https://onyomugan3.tumblr.com/post/16735940267/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%81%A7%E6%9D%B1%E6%98%A0%E3%81%BE%E3%82%93%E3%81%8C%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A4%E3%82%8A-1967%E5%B9%B4 Tumblr post from onyomugan3 that states the film was advertised in the 1967 Toei Manga Film Festival] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref> | GourdIslandAD1.jpg| An advertisement for the film shown in an advertisement for the 1967 Toei Manga Film Festival<ref>[https://onyomugan3.tumblr.com/post/16735940267/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%81%A7%E6%9D%B1%E6%98%A0%E3%81%BE%E3%82%93%E3%81%8C%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A4%E3%82%8A-1967%E5%B9%B4 Tumblr post from onyomugan3 that states the film was advertised in the 1967 Toei Manga Film Festival] Retrieved 04 April '23</ref> | ||
GourdIslandAD2.png|Horizontal movie poster for the film. | GourdIslandAD2.png|Horizontal movie poster for the film. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Others=== | ===Others=== | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=300px> | <gallery mode="packed" heights="300px"> | ||
GourdIsland1.jpg|A really long vertical poster for the film. | GourdIsland1.jpg|A really long vertical poster for the film. | ||
GourdIslandTAPE.jpg|Auctioned film strip of the film, currently available/possibly sold. | GourdIslandTAPE.jpg|Auctioned film strip of the film, currently available/possibly sold. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://myanimelist.net/anime/22887/Hyokkori_Hyoutan_Shima MyAnimeList page for the film.] | *[https://myanimelist.net/anime/22887/Hyokkori_Hyoutan_Shima MyAnimeList page for the film.] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Lost animation]] | [[Category:Lost animation]] | ||
[[Category:Lost films]] | [[Category:Lost films]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Partially found media]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:45, 16 July 2024
Flyer for the film, credits to Twitter user @NelsonWolfe5
Status: Partially Lost
(Audio: Found; Video: Partially Found)
Date found: 16 Apr 2024 (Audio)
Found by: Doodletop (Audio)
Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima (ひょっこりひょうたん島, Hyokkori Gourd Island, The Madcap Island) is an anime film made by Toei Animation and premiered theatrically on July 7th, 1967[1]. The film is based on the 60s puppet show of the same name which aired from 1964 - 1969 and was very popular then[2]. The movie is an animated and abridged version of the Burdokia arc that was episode 51 to episode 130 of the puppet series. The film reportedly has a runtime of 61 minutes.[3][4][5][6]
Plot
The film's plot is known to be about the people of a drifting island called "Gourd Island", an island in the ocean that has no stable place and always drifts around whenever the ocean and waves are. After the residents of Gourd Island stumbled and crash into the "Kingdom of Burdokia", a kingdom full of dogs that despises humans, the kingdom engages war with the residents of Gourd Island. Gourd Island, with the residents in panic, the self-proclaimed leader known as Don Gobacho tried and talked with the leader of the Burdokia kingdom, but said talk went terribly as Don Gobacho was caught by Secretary Pitts of the Kingdom of Burdokia[6].
With the dogs already having all their weapons, cannons, and tanks on Gourd Island, the residents of Gourd Island disguised themselves as horses to infiltrate the dog kingdom and retrieve Don Gobacho. The retrieval was successful and the citizens of Gourd Island started fighting back against the dogs. The dogs eventually surrendered after they realized they couldn't stand an inch against the residents, but their leader, the Secretary of Defense Pitts, won't accept the eventual surrender and would fight back by himself on a one-on-one duel with Machine Gun Dandy. Machine Gun Dandy ends up winning the duel and Burdokia becomes a country where dogs and humans can live peacefully.[6].
Staff
The film was directed by Taiji Yabushita[3][4], with the original story for the film and screenplay by Hisashi Inoue and Morihisa Yamamoto[3][4].
Cast
- Arihiro Fujimura as Don Gabacho[5]
- Toshie Kusunoki as Sunday-sensei[5]
- Chinatsu Nakayama as Hiroshi[5][3]
- Eiko Masuyama as Teke[5]
- Junpei Takiguchi as Lion[5]
- Kazuo Kumakura as Torahige[5][3]
- Kyoko Emi as Chappi[5]
- Makiko Ito as Dump[5]
- Toshiko Fujita as Kid Boya[5]
- Yui Yamazaki Marshal as Secretary of Defense Pitts[4]
- Kyoji as Machine Gun Dandy[4]
Availability
Strangely, the film never received any physical release. According to its Wikipedia page, the studio who made the film, Toei Animation, released a LaserDisc in 1993 containing every trailer for their films that they had made, but doesn't contain the trailer for Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima, though this statement is uncited. The film is considered not much of a "lost" work however as screenshots from the film were used in the follow-up children's picture book about the film released months later, with the same plot as the film. The film also was broadcasted on television on various channels in Japan 20 to 40 years ago but had never been rebroadcast again due to the nature of the film, according to testimonies[7].
Additionally, there had been reports that the film had resurfaced online[8]. In one instance, an Ameba blog post from Japan that was posted in 2010 confirms that the film was posted on YouTube once, but said video has and had been unavailable for years, either deleted, private, or terminated.[9]. A few images from the YouTube upload had mysteriously resurfaced and are still available[10].
There also have been rare occasions that the film was auctioned on Japanese auction sites[11][12], with the recent one being in mid-2017[13].
Few footages from the film are available online such as its opening and end credits that were recorded from both its theatrical master tape and TV broadcasts, but the full film hasn't been publicly available. Materials that can be seen online includes resurfaced newspaper advertisements, stills, screenshots, posters, and the like.
Audio
On April 16th, 2024, LMW user Doodletop provided a MEGA link containing the audio for the entire movie ripped from a tape of an anonymous source who had provided Doodletop the tape after contacts[14].
The audio was then overlayed to available footages from the film by LMW user Chernbel and constructed a partially complete restoration of the film with the full audio and few footages available on May 11th, 2024.
Gallery
Footage
Screenshots
Redrawn screenshot from the film, used in the follow-up children's book for the film
Another redrawn screenshot from the film, used in the follow-up children's book for the film
Screenshots from the film (1/4)
Screenshots from the film (2/4)
Screenshots from the film (3/4)
Screenshots from the film (4/4)
Credits from the film.
Black and white screenshot from the film.
Advertisements
![An advertisement for the film shown in an advertisement for the 1967 Toei Manga Film Festival[15]](/w/images/thumb/c/cd/GourdIslandAD1.jpg/337px-GourdIslandAD1.jpg)
An advertisement for the film shown in an advertisement for the 1967 Toei Manga Film Festival[15]
Horizontal movie poster for the film.
Advertisement for the film in a book.
A different movie poster for the film, advertised for the 1967 Toei Manga Film Festival.
![An advertisement for the film shown in an advertisement for the 1967 Toei Manga Film Festival[15]](/File:GourdIslandAD1.jpg)
Others
A really long vertical poster for the film.
Auctioned film strip of the film, currently available/possibly sold.
External Links
- MyAnimeList page for the film.
- aniDB page for the film.
- iMDB page for the film.
- Japanese Wikipedia page for the film.
- Screencaps from the film, uploaded and credits to @NelsonWolfe5
References
- ↑ Official Toei page for Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima anime film. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ 2008 Fanboy.com blog that has information on the original puppet show the film is derived from. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Archived page of Toei Animation that lists the runtime of Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima anime film. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 animemorial.net page for Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima anime film. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 AnimeNewsNetwork page for Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima anime film. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Eiren.org page for Hyokkori Hyoutan-jima anime film. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ Twitter thread from @video_vhs with many people claiming that the film was broadcasted on TV and never rebroadcast again Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ r/LostMedia post: "Obscure Toei Animation Film" by u/LittlePrince-6692. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ 2010 Ameba blog post about the 1967 anime film being posted online. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ @NelsonWolfe5 Twitter post on screenshots of the film from a YouTube upload. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ An instance of the film resurfacing on aucfree.com Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ Another case of the film resurfacing on aucfree.com, now currently available. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ @NelsonWolfe5 Twitter post on an auction for the film. Retrieved 04 April '23
- ↑ MEGA link for the full audio by LMW user Doodletop Retrieved 16 Jul '24
- ↑ Tumblr post from onyomugan3 that states the film was advertised in the 1967 Toei Manga Film Festival Retrieved 04 April '23