Japan Synopsis
世界名作童話 森は生きている
A young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a reward. One greedy woman sends her stepdaughter, whom she does not like, to look for the flowers in a cold forest, knowing the task will be impossible for her. The girl almost freezes to death in the forest, but she is rescued by the spirits of the Twelve Months, who create spring around her. The girl is able to deliver the bouquet to the queen, but others want a share of the reward.
The 1979–1981 Japan Window
65 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Twelve Months sits at position #32.
Other Titles From Toei Animation
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Twelve Months premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,642 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (42nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #906 of 1,274 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 5m |
| Release Date | March 15, 1980 |
| IMDb | tt0400900 |