Pollyanna (TV)

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Alternative title:
Ai Shōjo Pollyanna Story (Japanese)
Pollyanna Story
Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love
Wunderbare Pollyanna (German)
بوليانا (Arabic)
小安娜 (Chinese (Taiwan))
愛少女ポリアンナ物語 (Japanese)
Genres: drama
Themes: historical
Objectionable content: None
Plot Summary: Motherless since birth, Pollyanna was an ordinary happy-go-lucky girl, leaving peacefully with her father, the vicar. Then one day her life changes completely when her father dies and she has to live with her aunt whom she has never met before. In the beginning, she seems to be detested by her but as time passes, they develop a very strong bond.
User Ratings: 43 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 3 votes (others:3
2 Italian edited dub
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Excellent: 3 votes (sub:1, others:2
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Arabic dubbed
)
 Very good: 2 votes (raw:1, ?:1)
 Good: 16 votes (sub:5, dub:2, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:7
2 German dubbed
2 Arabic dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
1 French dubbed
)
 Decent: 9 votes (raw:2, sub:2, ?:1, others:4
2 Italian dubbed
1 German dubbed
1 French dubbed
)
 So-so: 3 votes (raw:1, others:2
2 German dubbed
)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:1, others:1
1 Arabic dubbed
)
 Weak: 3 votes (sub:2, others:1
1 Tagalog dubbed
)
 Bad: -
 Awful: 2 votes (dub:1, others:1
1 Arabic dubbed
)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 123 users, rank: #4139 (of 8224)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.349 (Decent+), std. dev.: 2.056, rank: #5187 (of 8312)
Weighted mean: 6.336 (Decent+), rank: #5195 (of 8312) (seen all: 6.58 / seen some: 6.76 / won't finish: 3.79)
Bayesian estimate: 6.590 (Good−), rank: #4126 (of 6251)
Number of episodes: 51
Episode titles: We have 51
Vintage:
1986-01-05 to 1986-12-28
1987-06-12 to 1987-09-26 (Italy)
1988-09-05 (France Air Date)
1993-06-21 (Germany)
Opening Theme:
#1: "Shi-a-wa-se Carnival" by Youki Kudoh (eps 01-27)
#2: "Hohoemu Anata ni Aitai" by Youki Kudoh (eps 28-51)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Ai ni Naritai" by Youki Kudoh (eps 01-27)
#2: "Shiawase" by Youki Kudoh (eps 28-51)
Links: We have 1
Comment:
Based on the novel "Pollyanna" by Eleanor H. Porter
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Series Director: Kōzō Kusuba
Screenplay:
Chisako Kuki (eps 1-51)
Tamao Kunihiro (ep 8)
Storyboard:
Fumio Kurokawa (ep 8)
Hiromi Sugimura (12 episodes
eps 6, 13, 17, 20, 22, 24, 32, 35, 38, 40, 43, 45
)
Kenjirō Yoshida (eps 15, 18)
Kōzō Kusuba (16 episodes
eps 1-3, 9, 11-12, 20, 22, 26-27, 30, 37, 42, 47, 50-51
)
Norio Yazawa (19 episodes
eps 4, 7, 10, 14, 16, 19-25 odd, 28, 31, 34, 36, 39, 41, 44, 46, 48-49
)
Shigeo Koshi (ep 5)
Sunao Katabuchi (eps 29, 33)
Music: Reijirō Koroku
Original creator: Eleanor H. Porter
Character Design: Yoshiharu Satō
Art Director: Ken Kawai
Animation Director: Yoshiharu Satō
Director of Photography: Toshiaki Morita
Executive producer: Kōichi Motohashi
Producer:
Junzō Nakajima
Taihei Ishikawa (Fuji TV)

Assistant Animation Director:
Makoto Tanaka (eps 11-51)
Natsuyo Yasuda (eps 11-51)
Assistant Color Coordination: Hisayo Kozakai (eps 1-51)
Assistant Director:
Shinichi Matsumi (27 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-51 odd
)
Takeshi Yamaguchi (eps 4-50 even)
Background Art:
Kazushige Hirano (26 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-50 even
)
Ken'ichi Ishibashi (eps 3-51 odd)
Masanori Yamaie (26 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-50 even
)
Noriko Tsutsui (eps 3-51 odd)
Riku Kuwabata (eps 3-51 odd)
Sayuri Ito (eps 9-51 odd)
Shigeo Nishihara (eps 3-51 odd)
Shigeru Morimoto (26 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-50 even
)
Takashi Moro (19 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-36 even
)
Tomie Katô (eps 3-51 odd)
Yasue Hirata (26 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-50 even
)
Yumiko Saito (26 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-50 even
)
Color Coordination: Akiko Koyama (eps 1-51)
Color Inspection: Akiko Koyama (eps 1-51)
Editing:
Shinichi Natori (eps 1-51)
Takeshi Seyama (eps 1-36)
Yoshihiro Kasahara (eps 1-51)
Finish Animation:
Asami Ogino (eps 42-50 even)
Chiharu Namekata (31 episodes
eps 1-41 odd, 42-51
)
Fumiko Tsukada (31 episodes
eps 1-41 odd, 42-51
)
Hiroshi Tahara (eps 1-41 odd)
Ichirou Yoshihara (eps 2-50 even)
Ikuko Yoshida (eps 43-51 odd)
Masako Hanada (eps 2-18 even)
Miwa Kanai (eps 42-50 even)
Miwako Pōza (eps 2-20 even)
Naoko Sakiyama (31 episodes
eps 1-41 odd, 42-51
)
Naoko Yuki (25 episodes
eps 2-40 even, 43-51 odd
)
Naomi Koyama (eps 42-50 even)
Nobuko Kawazu (eps 42-50 even)
Satomi Akamatsu (eps 2-40 even)
Shigeru Fujii (31 episodes
eps 1-41 odd, 42-51
)
Toshiko Tahara (eps 2-40 even)
Tsuneko Shimizu (eps 1-41 odd)
Yoshie Itou (eps 42-50 even)
Yukari Amemiya (25 episodes
eps 2-40 even, 43-51 odd
)
Yūko Suzuki (eps 1-51 odd)
In-Between Animation:
Akiko Murata (eps 2-50 even)
Hiromi Kato (eps 33-51 odd)
Ichirō Takehide (eps 2-50 even)
Kazuo Ushigoe (eps 34-50 even)
Kazuo Ushikoshi (eps 1-49 odd)
Kiyoto Ishino (eps 1-49 odd)
Kumiko Hida (eps 2-50 even)
Kumiko Kondo (eps 1-49 odd)
Michiko Noda (eps 2-50 even)
Ryōko Tateishi (eps 2-32 even)
Tazuko Ikeda (eps 1-49 odd)
Toshiaki Hokari (eps 33-51 odd)
Toshiko Nakagawa (eps 2-50 even)
Tsuyoshi Tamaki (eps 1-49 odd)
Yôichi Mieno (eps 1-49 odd)
In-Between Check:
Hirofumi Nakata (17 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 28-29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47
)
HIroko Minowa (17 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 50
)
Koichi Hayashi (16 episodes
eps 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 51
)
Ryōko Tateishi (ep 1)
Key Animation:
Ayako Enomoto (12 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 40, 44, 48
)
Fusako Oume (5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 16, 20
)
Hirofumi Nakata (ep 41)
HIroko Minowa (ep 41)
Hiromi Muranaka (8 episodes
eps 15, 19, 23, 32, 36, 40, 45, 49
)
Junichi Hashimoto (11 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 31, 35, 39, 44
)
Junko Ikeda (eps 4, 27, 39)
Junko Isaka (6 episodes
eps 3, 8, 16, 20, 24, 29
)
Kazuhiro Ikeda (eps 39, 42, 46)
Kenji Yoshiida (Oh! Pro; 13 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 30, 34, 38, 43, 47, 51
)
Koichi Hayashi (ep 41)
Kōichi Murata (Oh! Pro; 13 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 30, 34, 38, 43, 47, 51
)
Kumiko Kondo (eps 15, 19, 41)
Kuniko Hamano (eps 46, 50)
Makoto Tanaka (eps 3, 7, 11)
Mamoru Kurosawa (11 episodes
eps 6, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 40, 44, 48
)
Manabu Kato (eps 39, 42, 46)
Masahiro Kase (8 episodes
eps 15, 19, 23, 32, 36, 40, 45, 49
)
Masako Shinohara (6 episodes
eps 28, 32, 36, 41, 45, 49
)
Masayo Matsumoto (Oh! Pro; 13 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 30, 34, 38, 43, 47, 51
)
Megumi Nojima (4 episodes
eps 37, 42, 46, 50
)
Midori Nagaoka (6 episodes
eps 3, 8, 16, 20, 24, 29
)
Natsuyo Yasuda (eps 2, 6)
Noboru Kominato (eps 4, 8)
Noboru Takano (9 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 29, 33, 42
)
Noriko Yazawa (12 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 24, 29, 33, 37, 42, 46, 50
)
Satoko Morikawa (12 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 28, 31, 35, 39, 44, 48
)
Satoru Kusuda (ep 12)
Seiko Iwasaki (12 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 40, 44, 48
)
Shintaro Muraki (11 episodes
eps 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 29, 33, 37, 41, 46, 50
)
Shizuko Minami (eps 4, 8)
Shunji Saida (eps 27, 39)
Sumie Suzuki (Oh! Pro; 13 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 30, 34, 38, 43, 47, 51
)
Takumi Yoshiyama (ep 2)
Toshiki Yamazaki (10 episodes
eps 7, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 28, 32-33, 37
)
Yasushi Gomi (eps 2, 7, 11)
Yoshifumi Kondō (12 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 28, 32-33, 37, 42, 48
)
Yoshizo Iwami (12 episodes
eps 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 40, 44, 48
)
Yuichiro Sueyoshi (ep 4)
Yuuko Fujii (14 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 28, 32-33, 36, 40, 44, 48
)
Layout Check: Takumi Koyama
Photography:
Hiroaki Matsuzawa (eps 1-51)
Kazushi Torigoe (eps 1-51)
Tsuneo Hosoda (eps 1-51)
Yukio Sugiyama (eps 1-51)
Planning:
Eiichi Kubota (Fuji TV)
Shoji Sato (Nippon Animation)
Production Assistant:
Hiroyuki Sakaii (14 episodes
eps 1, 7, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50
)
Katsutoshi Hirose (5 episodes
eps 6, 9, 12, 16, 20
)
Ken'ichi Satou (eps 24, 32)
Nobuaki Nakanishi (11 episodes
eps 4, 8, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43
)
Shūichi Ozeki (ep 5)
Takashi Yokoi (4 episodes
eps 36, 40, 44, 48
)
Tōitsu Komura (ep 2)
Toshiyuki Kawabata (13 episodes
eps 1, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 36, 40, 44, 47, 51
)
Yasuhiro Tazaki (12 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49
)
Production Desk: Shunichi Kosao
Production manager: Mitsuru Takakuwa
Recording Director: Etsuji Yamada
Recording Production: Masakatsu Aida
Sound Effects: Akihiko Matsuda
Special Effects: Masao Yoshiyama (eps 1-51)
Theme Song Performance: Youki Kudou (OP + ED)
Mitsuko Horie as Pollyanna Whittier

Banjou Ginga as Pendelton
Eiko Yamada as Jimmy
Hideyuki Tanaka as Dr. Thomas Chilton
Keiko Han as Nancy
Kenichi Ogata as Tom
Masako Nozawa as Polly Harrington
Taeko Nakanishi as Narrator

Hideyuki Hori as Timothy
Hideyuki Tanaka as John Whittier
Hiroko Takahashi as Mrs. Lewis
Keaton Yamada as Parkins
Kenyuu Horiuchi as Driver (ep 21)
Kouji Totani as Dr. Mead
Kyouko Tonguu as Mickey
Mahito Tsujimura as Dr. Warren
Masaharu Satō as Edward Kent (ep 37)
Masako Ikeda as Mrs. Kaliu
Mika Doi as Jennie Harrington
Naoko Watanabe as
Jamie
Jennie Whittier (née Harrington)
Natsumi Sakuma as Bridget
Nobuko Terashima as Hephzibah White
Rei Sakuma as Sadie Dean
Rihoko Yoshida as Della
Sanae Takagi as Beth
Shinobu Adachi as Mary
Takako Kondo as Dargin
Toshihiko Seki as John Whittier (young)
Yasuo Muramatsu as Charlie Ames
Yumi Takada as Susy
Japanese companies
Animation: Nippon Animation
Backgrounds:
Atelier Roku (26 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-50 even
)
Studio Aqua (eps 3-51 odd)
Broadcaster: Fuji Television Network
Development: Imagica
Distributor: Bandai Visual
Finish Animation: Studio Robin (eps 1-51)
In-Between Animation:
Dragon Production (eps 1-31 odd)
Kusama Art (eps 2-32 even)
Key Animation:
8x10 (eps 4, 8)
Anime R (8 episodes
eps 15, 19, 23, 32, 36, 40, 45, 49
)
Dragon Production (6 episodes
eps 3, 8, 16, 20, 24, 29
)
Oh! Production (16 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 30, 34, 38-39, 43, 47, 51
)
Studio Toto (7 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 29
)
Sunshine Corporation (12 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 29, 33, 37, 41, 46, 50
)
Thunder Production (eps 39, 42, 46)
Photography: Trans Arts Co. (eps 1-51)
Production: Nippon Animation
Recording Production: Onkyo Eizo System Co., Ltd.
Recording Studio: Studio Taiping
Sound Effects: Fizz Sound Creation
French cast
French staff
Valérie Siclay as Pollyanna

Claude Chantal as Narrator
Jackie Berger as Jimmy
Jacques Richard as
Dr. Chilton (2nd voice)
Tom (2nd voice)
Marc Lebel as
Dr. Chilton (1st voice)
Tom (1st voice)
Virginie Ledieu as Nancy

Amélie Morin as Sadie (2nd voice)
Claude Chantal as
Mrs Bridget (1st voice)
Sadie (1st voice)
Jackie Berger as Sadie (2nd voice)
Jacques Richard as Parkins
Julia Dancourt as
Aunt Polly
Aunt Ruthy (1st voice)
Lionel Melet as
Dr Hams
Timothy
Lucie Dolene as
Dehlia
Durgin
Jamie
Mrs Bridget (2nd voice)
Marc François as
Mr. Pendleton
Révérand Whittier
Marie-Françoise Sillière as Karen
Monique Thierry as Aunt Ruthy (2nd voice)
Virginie Ledieu as Mary
French companies
Broadcaster:
AB 1
AB Cartoons (from 1998)
La 5 (from 5 September 1988)
Mangas
RTL9 (from 1996)
TMC (from 11 April 1999)
Dubbing Studio: SOFI
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director: Jorge Saudinós (Spain redub)

Theme Song Lyrics: Carlos Toro (Spain dub)
Theme Song Performance: Sol Pilas (Spain dub)
Amalia Cantarero as Pollyanna (Spain redub)

Pilar Dominguez as Tia Polly (Spain redub)

Eduardo Moreno as Profesor de Piano (Spain - old dub)
Isacha Mengíbar as Pollyanna Whittier (Spain: old dub)
Javier Franquelo as Tom (Spain - old dub)
Pablo Sevilla as Marco (Spain - old dub)
Pilar Puchol as Tia Polly (Spain - old dub)
Sara Vivas as Jimmy Beans (Spain - old dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Canal 53 Madrid (Spain redub)
Telecinco (Spain - from 1992)
TVE (Spain redub - from 2001)
Distributor: Arait Multimedia (Spain)
Dubbing: Alamis Doblaje (Spain redub)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Enrico Carabelli
Translation:
Daniela Veloce
Paola D'Accardi

Dialogues: Marinella Armagni
Mixing: Francesca Maggioni
Sound Engineer:
Michele Filipponio
Riccardo Perego
Synchronization:
Anna Alati
Claudio Morgante
Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena
Adriana Libretti as Mary
Dania Cericola as Pollyanna
Donatella Fanfani as Sadie (1^ voce)
Lia Barbieri as Dargene
Milena Albieri as Sig.ra Carew (2^ voce)
Patrizia Salmoiraghi as Della

Marcella Silvestri as Nancy
Patrizia Salmoiraghi as Jenny

Elisabetta Cesone as Zia Polly Harrington
Enrico Carabelli as Padre di Pollyanna
Guido Rutta as Timothy
Lia Barbieri as Molly White
Lisa Mazzotti as Sadie (2^ voce)
Marco Balzarotti as Dott. Chilton
Paola Tovaglia as Jimmy Bean
Paolo Torrisi as Jamie
Raffaele Farina as John Pendelton
Tullia Piredda as Sig.ra Carew (1^ voce)
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Boing (from 21 July 2008)
Hiro (from May 2010)
Italia 1 (from 1987)
Italia Teen Television (from 3 January 2005)
Mediaset Extra (21 May 2017; ep 27)
Distributor: DENEB Film
Dubbing: DENEB Film
Internet Streaming: Premium Play
German cast
German staff
(none)
Diana Borgwardt as Pollyanna

Karin Schröder as Polly Harrington

Björn Schalla as Micky
Daniela Reidies as Jimmy Bean
Eva-Maria Werth as Mrs. White
Hans Nitschke as Tom
Heinz Theo Branding as Erzähler
Ingo Albrecht as Pollyannas Vater
Leon Boden as Dr. Chilton
Lothar Blumhagen as John Pendleton
Luise Lunow as Dagin
Margot Rothweiler as Mrs. White
Mario von Jascheroff as Timothy
Natascha Rybakowski as Mary
Rita Engelmann as Tante Cariff
German companies
Broadcaster: RTL II (from 21 June 1993)
Distributor: KSM
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Translation:
Bassima Jaghbeer
Layla Al-Safadi
Executive producer:
Adnan Al-Awamleh
Bassam Hajjawi

Audio Recording: Muhammad Bdiwi Al-Omari
Montage & Mixage: Adnan Al-Rabayaa
Supervision: Mousa Ammar
Theme Song Composed & Arranged: Wael Abu Nawwar
Theme Song Performance: Nada Mirage
Abd Al-Fattah Jibara as Harold
Abd Al-Latif Shamma as Dr. Thomas Chilton
Amal Al-Dabbas as Pollyanna
Amal Dabas as Pollyanna 
Atta Khalil as various characters
Lamia Shawashi as Nurse (ep 27)
Mona Sulaiman as Cardiff
Mousa Ammar as various characters
Muhammad Helmy as Pendelton
Muriel Al-Mufti as Boy 2
Nasr Anani as Tom
Qamar Al-Safadi as Narrator
Reem Saadeh as Polly Harrington
Rifaat Al-Najjar as various characters
Sabrin as Boy 2 (eps 31-32)
Suheir Fahad as Nancy
Youssef Youssef as Dr. Charlie Ames
Zahra Al-Masry as Jamie Murphy

Nusr Enani as Jimmy 

Reem Sa'ada as Aunt Polly 

Kaouthar Al-Nashashibi
Arabic companies
Broadcaster: Saudi TV (1990)
Dubbing: Al-Markaz Al-Arabi Studios (Jordan)
Production: Alshurq Aladna Company (Jordan) 
Tagalog staff
Tagalog companies
(none)
Broadcaster:
ABC-5
ABS-CBN
GMA Network (July 22, 2002)
Dubbing: ABS-CBN
Tagalog cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Broadcaster: RTP1 (Portugal - from 1994)
Portuguese cast
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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