1982 / Short / stop-motion

The Magic Ballad

Name: The Magic Ballad
Released: 1982

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Year1982

Format familyShort

Techniquestop-motion

Overview

26m short, released 01/01/1982 (JP) (bracket = TMDB release market, not confirmed production country). directed by Tadashi Okamoto. Original title おこんじょうるり: a bedridden old woman, Itako, takes in the fox Okon, whose healing ballad lets her walk again. she uses it to heal others until her good fortune draws suspicion (TMDB keywords: stop motion, folktale). TMDB lists the director as 岡本忠成. Production company not yet sourced.

Cast & crew (1)

Cast and crew credited on The Magic Ballad
Person	Role	Department	Source
Tadashi Okamoto	director	direction	TMDB source themoviedb.org medium confidence Details Daily enrichment 2026-11-09.

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