The Wild Swans
1977 1h 2m movie Film Japan

The Wild Swans

世界名作童話 白鳥の王子

Synopsis

世界名作童話 白鳥の王子

A young girl must spend six years making sweatshirts out of poison ivy in order to save her six brothers which have been turned into swans by an evil sorceress.

The 1976–1978 Japan Window

49 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Wild Swans sits at position #22.

  1. Magnos The Robot
    #1

    Magnos The Robot

    ★ 9.2 · 1976

  2. Dino Mech Gaiking
    #2

    Dino Mech Gaiking

    ★ 8.6 · 1976

  3. Candy Candy
    #3

    Candy Candy

    ★ 8.5 · 1976

  4. Future Boy Conan
    #4

    Future Boy Conan

    ★ 8.5 · 1978

  5. Once Upon a Time... Man
    #5

    Once Upon a Time… Man

    ★ 8.3 · 1978

  6. Message from Space: Galactic Wars
    #6

    Message from Space: Galactic Wars

    ★ 8.2 · 1978

  7. Nobody's Boy: Remi
    #7

    Nobody's Boy: Remi

    ★ 8.1 · 1977

  8. Captain Future
    #8

    Captain Future

    ★ 8.0 · 1978

Other Titles From Toei Animation

The 1970s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Wild Swans premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,859 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (38th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,258 of 1,933 (top 65%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
All Production Countries Japan, Soviet Union
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Toei Animation
Runtime 1h 2m
Release Date March 19, 1977
IMDb tt0999910

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