Pinocchio: The Series (1972)
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Overview
Mokku of the Oak Tree, also known as Mokku Woody the Oak Tree, or Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio in the United States, is a 52 episode anime series by Tatsunoko Productions first aired on Fuji Television in 1972. The story is based on the novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Italian author Carlo Collodi. Unlike the more cheerful lighter tones of the Disney Version and Nippon Animation's version Piccolino no Bōken, this series has a distinctly sadistic darker theme and portrays the main character, Pinocchio, as suffering from constant physical and psychological abuse and freak accidents.
Where to watch Pinocchio: The Series
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What is Pinocchio: The Series about?
Mokku of the Oak Tree, also known as Mokku Woody the Oak Tree, or Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio in the United States, is a 52 episode anime series by Tatsunoko Productions first aired on Fuji Television in 1972. The story is based on the novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Italian author Carlo Collodi. Unlike the more cheerful lighter tones of the Disney Version and Nippon Animation's version Piccolino no Bōken, this series has a distinctly sadistic darker theme and portrays the main character, Pinocchio, as suffering from constant physical and psychological abuse and freak accidents. Pinocchio: The Series is a Animation, Drama, Kids series, first aired on 1972-01-04, 1 season and 52 episodes.
Is Pinocchio: The Series worth watching?
TMDB users rate Pinocchio: The Series 6.4 out of 10 from 12 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Pinocchio: The Series?
In Italy, Pinocchio: The Series streams on Anime Generation. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Cast
- Hiroko Maruyama as Mokku
- Minoru Yada as Grandpa
- Masako Ikeda as Fairy
- Akira Kamiya
- Kaneta Kimotsuki as Cricket
- Junpei Takiguchi as Hanaguro
- Keiko Tomochika as Gina
- Kohei Miyauchi as Old Tree
- Kosei Tomita as Master
- Masako Nozawa as Franko
- Masako Ikeda as Kenken
- Takeshi Watabe as Doro
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Sources
Details and the 6.4/10 rating from Pinocchio: The Series on TMDB, also on IMDb. Back to Movie World.