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Hayao Miyazaki directed and/or wrote the first episodes of Meitantei Holmes ("Famous Detective Holmes," 1981), featuring a canine cast. These adventures were made three years later, as part of a Japanese-Italian coproduction, with different artists: all that survives of Miyazaki's work are the designs of the main characters. Instead of mysteries, the stories play as slapstick adventures, with Holmes outwitting Professor Moriarty to recover the treasures of a rich industrialist or protect a stubborn banker. In episode 14, Holmes foils Moriarty's attempt to steal some diamond-studded carved coral lobsters from a private
Hayao Miyazaki directed and/or wrote the first episodes of Meitantei Holmes ("Famous Detective Holmes," 1981), featuring a canine cast. These adventures were made three years later, as part of a Japanese-Italian coproduction, with different artists: all that survives of Miyazaki's work are the designs of the main characters. Instead of mysteries, the stories play as slapstick adventures, with Holmes outwitting Professor Moriarty to recover the treasures of a rich industrialist or protect a stubborn banker. In episode 14, Holmes foils Moriarty's attempt to steal some diamond-studded carved coral lobsters from a private aquarium--which suggests just how silly the story lines are. Moriarty's perpetually starving assistants Todd and Smiley and Inspector LeStrade and his Keystone Bobbies provide most of the comedy in what became an innocuous but undistinguished series for small children. Suggested 7 & Up: Minor cartoon violence, tobacco use. --Charles Solomon
221 Baker street has gone to the dogs! Based upon Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's d etective stories, Sherlock Hound delivers an inspiring introduction of these classic myste ries to new audiences. The wonderful storytelling and signature directing styles from Jap an's best talent such as Hayao Miyazaki (Totoro, Princes Mononoke), re-popul ate Sherlock Holmes' world with anthropomorphic dogs and a light touch suitable for all au diences! Presented on a DVD-10 format, the English version will be on a separate side of the DVD from the Japanese version and contains 30-60 seconds more footage per episode than the digitally re-mastered Japanese version. Case File III contains episodes 11-14: "The Sovereign Gold Coin," "The Stormy Getaway," "The Runaway Freight Car," and "The Coral Lobs ter."
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Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
Release date: 11 June 2002
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0013023172296 UPC: 013023172296
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