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Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid

1975 · 68 min

A gentle, hand-drawn fairy tale that drifts toward heartbreak, leaving a soft ache and a sense of quiet wonder.

Genres
Family, Fantasy, Animation
Overview
The story of a beautiful mermaid who gave up a kingdom for her beloved prince.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • grief
  • identity
  • survival
  • death
Places
  • sea
  • fantasy world
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism2
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity2
Emotional weight7

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Genres
family, fantasy, animation, drama, romance
Directed by
Tomoharu Katsumata
Starring
Fumie Kashiyama, Mariko Miyagi, Tarō Shigaki, Ichiro Nagai, Kenichi Ogata, Haruko Kitahama, Miyoko Aso, Kazuko Sugiyama
Music
Takekuni Hirayoshi
Cinematography
Henning Kristiansen, Shigeyoshi Ikeda
Runtime
68 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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