1965 / Film / Feature / puppet

Willy McBean and his Magic Machine

Name: Willy McBean and his Magic Machine
Released: 1965

United States / Japan

Corroborated 2 sources on file · Needs a primary source — official site, end credits, or a festival record.

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StudioVideocraft International (Rankin/Bass); Dentsu Motion Pictures

Year1965

Format familyFilm

SubtypeFeature

Techniquepuppet

Overview

Merged 2026-09-24 with a duplicate TMDB-imported row (Willy McBean & His Magic Machine). and Jules Bass' Videocraft International (US) with stop-motion animation work by Dentsu Motion Pictures (Japan). Rankin/Bass' first theatrical Animagic feature, per Wikipedia. credited as animation director.

Cast & crew (2)

Cast and crew credited on Willy McBean and his Magic Machine
Person	Role	Department	Source
Arthur Rankin Jr.	director; producer	direction	Wikidata source en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org high confidence
Tadahito Mochinaga	cinematographer; animation director; Animagic supervisor	camera	Wikidata source en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org rankinbass.fandom.com high confidence

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