The Great Adventures of Kikansha Yaemon D51
Animation
Overview
An old train engine endeavors to be useful despite the more modern transportation now available in the big city. The story was taken from a highly popular storybook series. Traditionally animated movie Toei based on a bestseller picture book by Agawa Hiroyuki, illustrated by Okabe Fuyuhiko and published in 1959 by Iwanami Shoten Publishing.
Takeshi Tamiya Director
Eimei Yamamoto Screenplay
Isao Matsuki Screenplay
Top Billed Cast
Kazuo Kumakura
Yaemon (voice)
Kyôko Satomi
Masa-Kun (voice)
Michiko Hirai
Rinrin (voice)