Poster of The Acorns and the Wildcat

The Acorns and the Wildcat

Plot: The Acorns and the Wildcat is a unique short film in picture-book format from the creator of Night on the Galactic Railroad and Gauche the Cellist. Unusually for an anime, a narrator reads Kenji's story aloud while the action is played out on the screen by a succession of warm and evocative illustrations brought to life by subtle touches of animation
Release Date: Friday, September 30 1988
36 years ago
External Links
IMDb logo
Scroll to Crew

Cast

Portrait of Kuni KawachiKuni Kawachi
Kuni Kawachi was
>> in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Narrator'.
Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Toshio HirataToshio Hirata
Toshio Hirata was
50 in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Director'
Wed, Feb 16 1938 –
Mon, Aug 25 2014
Portrait of Susumu AketagawaSusumu Aketagawa
Susumu Aketagawa was
46 in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Sound Director'
Fri, Nov 28 1941
Portrait of Yamako IshikawaYamako Ishikawa
Yamako Ishikawa was
>> in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Art Direction, Animation Director'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Harutoshi OgataHarutoshi Ogata
Harutoshi Ogata was
>> in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kinichi IshikawaKinichi Ishikawa
Kinichi Ishikawa was
>> in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Cinematography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kenji MiyazawaKenji Miyazawa
Kenji Miyazawa would have been no older than
37 in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Author'
Thu, Aug 27 1896 –
Thu, Sep 21 1933
Portrait of Yasuhiro NakuraYasuhiro Nakura
Yasuhiro Nakura was
29 in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Storyboard Artist, Character Designer'
Sat, Jan 10 1959
Portrait of Akira YamakawaAkira Yamakawa
Akira Yamakawa was
>> in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Background Designer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Katsu HisamuraKatsu Hisamura
Katsu Hisamura was
>> in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Background Designer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Naomi SakimotoNaomi Sakimoto
Naomi Sakimoto was
>> in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Background Designer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fukiko TamuraFukiko Tamura
Fukiko Tamura was
>> in The Acorns and the Wildcat
as 'Background Designer'
Unknown Birthday