| While visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go. The woman, however, is hiding a secret. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Jon Stone |
| Writer: | Jon Stone |
| Genres: | Adventure, Comedy, Family, TV Movie |
| Keywords | japan, exploration |
| Production Companies | Children's Television Workshop, NHK, Sony Wonder |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $250,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Caroll Spinney | Big Bird (voice) |
| Brian Muehl | Barkley (voice) |
| Maiko Kawakami | Kaguya-Hime |
| Yôko Haruta | Tour Guide |
| Masayuki Kato | Restaurant Manager |
| Akira Murayama | Mr. Shimizu |
| Hikojiro Matsumura | Grandfather |
| Fukami Harue | Grandmother |
| Mariko Hirano | Mariko Shimizu |
| Akiko Nemoto | Akiko Shimizu |
| Pat Morita | Bamboo Princess Story Narrator (voice) |
| Kumiko Hironaka |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jon Stone | Director, Writer |
| Ilene Merenstein | Editor |
| Yumi Hibi | Makeup Artist |
| Kermit Love | Props |
| Nobuyoshi Miyasaka | Property Master |
| Connie Peterson | Props |
| Richard Termine | Props |
| Caroly Wilcox | Props |
| Mark Zeszotek | Props |
| Ken Hahn | Sound |
| Dick Maitland | Sound Effects |
| Blake Norton | Sound |
| Michiyoshi Minamizawa | Casting Coordinator |
| Naohito Ikeda | Music Coordinator |
| Adrianne Benton | Thanks |
| David Champtaloup | Thanks |
| Ginza Daimasu | Thanks |
| Thomas Keuneke | Thanks |
| Keiko Ogura | Thanks |
| Koji Ueda | Thanks |
| Tadashi Yamamoto | Thanks |
| Akira Hari | Director of Photography |
| Kenji Yamamaichi | Director of Photography |
| Tony Geiss | Original Music Composer |
| Carol Hall | Original Music Composer |
| Dick Lieb | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sonia Rosario | Producer |
| Jon Stone | Executive Producer |
| Cheryl Ann Jung | Associate Producer |
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