Magic Tree House (film)

Magic Tree House
Japanese promotional release poster
Directed byHiroshi Nishikiori
Screenplay byIchiro Okouchi
Based onThe Magic Tree House series
by Mary Pope Osborne
Produced byHiroyuki Harada
Katsuji Nagata
StarringKeiko Kitagawa
Mana Ashida
CinematographyKeisuke Nakamura
Edited byShigeru Nishiyama
Music byAkira Senju
Production
company
Distributed byGaga Communications
Release dates
  • October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23) (Tokyo Film Festival)
  • January 7, 2012 (2012-01-07) (Japan)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeUS$5,747,918[1]

Magic Tree House (マジック・ツリーハウス, Majikku Tsurī Hausu) is a 2011 Japanese animated fantasy film based on the American children's book series of the same name by Mary Pope Osborne.[2] The film is directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, and the film's screenplay was adapted from the Japanese version of the novel series Magic Tree House by Ichiro Okouchi.[2] The film stars actress Keiko Kitagawa as Jack, and also stars child actress Mana Ashida as Annie.[3]

Magic Tree House debuted at the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival on 23 October 2011.[4] It was subsequently released in Japanese cinemas on 7 January 2012[5] and grossed 5.7 million dollars (US).[6]

  1. ^ "Magic Tree House Box Office Gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "マジック・ツリーハウス on eiga.com" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  3. ^ 北川景子、芦田愛菜は「プロの女優さん」と手放しで絶賛 (in Japanese). eiga.com. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference ann20110308 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Vierra, Meredith (13 December 2012). "Magic of Mary: 'Magic Tree House' author rocks kids' socks off". Retrieved 19 March 2018.