NEW TREASURE ISLAND
STORY
This was the first episode of Mushi Pro Land, a unique series of 60-minute animated programs. It was also Japan's first 60-minute animated TV program. However, the series never materialized and only this episode was actually aired. The story follows Stevenson's "Treasure Island," featuring characters in the form of animals. For example, the pirate Silver is illustrated as a wolf, where the main character Jim is changed into a rabbit. This has, therefore, nothing to do with the "New Treasure Island," Tezuka's masterpiece Manga.
CREDIT
(c) Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd. / Mushi Production
Fuji TV network/ 52 minutes/ monochrome
Mushi Production/ 6:30 - 7:30 January 3, 1965
STAFF
Plot and rendition: Tezuka Osamu
Original story: Robert Louis Stevenson
Music: Tomita Isao
Animation Director: Sugii Gisaburo
Original pictures: Sakamoto Yusaku, Konno Shuji
Animation: Masanobu Kozo, Nishimaki Hideo
Art: Hanto Katsumi
Camera: Shimizu Tatsumasa, Sakura Noriyuki
Editing: Furukawa Masashi
Cooperation: Fuji TV (Bessho Koji)
