Machi Uri no Shōjo (1967)

Filed under: Animation, 1960s, Color, Japan, Stop Motion, Toei Animation Studio,

Machi Uri no Shōjo

Directed by:

Kazuhiko Watanabe

Producers:

Matsue Jinbo

Music by:

Hikaru Hayashi

Studio:

Gakken

Toei Animation

Release date:

1967

Running time:

18 min

Color process:

Colour

Synopsis

Machi Uri no Shōjo / The Little Match Girl / マッチ売りの少女 (1967) is based on Danish author Hans Christian Andersen’s 1845 fairy tale of the same name. The tragic tale depicts a young girl trying to sell matches on the street with her father telling her not to come home unless she has sold some. The young girl attempts to sell matches to the townsfolk shopping for Christmas gifts as the other children play in the snow. At night she sits under a streetlamp where she lights three matches and has visions of a warm Christmas and her grandmother.

References:

Hotes, Cathy Munroe. “The Little Match Girl (マッチ売りの少女, 1967).” Nishikata Film Review, 2016, https://www.nishikata-eiga.com/2016/09/the-little-match-girl-1967.html.

IMDb. “Matchi Uri No Shôjo.” IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16770064/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_4_dr.

MyAnimeList. “Match Uri No Shoujo.” MyAnimeList.net, https://myanimelist.net/anime/11693/Match_Uri_no_Shoujo.