Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980)
Set in a German-speaking country in the seventies, brother and sister Tyltyl and Mytyl live with their parents, a dog and a cat. When their mother becomes seriously ill on Christmas Day, Tyltyl and Mytyl receive the visit of Berylune fairy. It entrusts them with the task of finding the “blue bird”, the bearer of happiness, making them able to heal the mother. With their dog Tyrol, cat Shanet, and a range of spirits, they set out on a journey to find the “blue bird” and maybe learn happiness along the way.
Cast
Mami KoyamaMytyl (voice)
Toru FuruyaTyltyl (voice)
Akihiro MiwaQueen of the Night (voice)
Fusako AmachiBerylune
Fuyumi ShiraishiChiretto (voice)
Hiroshi OtakeSpirit of the Water
Ichiro NagaiChiro
Kenichi OgataSpirit of the Water
Koji YadaSpirit of the Time
Mari OkamotoSpirit of the Light
Masako NozawaSpirit of the Milk (voice)Soko TenchiBerylune
Tomiko SuzukiSpirit of the Sugar
Toshio FurukawaSpirit of the Bread
Yoko AsagamiSpirit of the Water
