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Pinocchio: The Series (1972-1972)

Premiere:
January 4, 1972

# of Seasons: 1

# of Episodes: 52

Finale:
December 26, 1972

Creators:
Tatsuo Yoshida

Original Title:
樫の木モック

Alternate Titles:
Kashi no Ki Mokku
Mock of the Oak Tree
Pinocchio: The Series
Saban's The Adventures of Pinocchio
הרפתקאות פינוקיו
بينوكيو: المسلسل
ماجد لعبة خشبية
樫の木モック

Genres:
Animation | Drama | Kids

Production Companies:
Tatsunoko Production

Countries:
DE | JP

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Animation:
Masayuki Hayashi
Sadao Miyamoto

Music:
Nobuyoshi Koshibe

Producer:
Tatsuo Yoshida
Motoyoshi Maesato
Kenji Yoshida

Production Design:
Yoshitaka Amano

Series Director:
Seitarou Hara

Writer:
Jinzo Toriumi

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