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Big Bird in Japan is a 1989 television special by the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop), that aired on PBS January 16, 1989. It is the sequel to Big Bird in China which was also based on the popular television series Sesame Street. This television special was filmed in Kyoto and Tokyo. The program was also produced with the help of NHK.
Original Release
10/01/1988
US Release
01/16/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Caroll Spinney | Big Bird |
| Brian Meehl | Barkley |
| Maiko Kawakami | Kaguya-Hime |
| Masayuki Katô | |
| Akira Murayama | |
| Kumiko Hironaka | |
| Hikojirô Matsumura | |
| Fukami Harue | |
| Mariko Hirano | Mariko Shimizu |
| Akiko Nemoto | Akiko Shimizu |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Caroll Spinney | Big Bird |
| Brian Meehl | Barkley |
| Maiko Kawakami | Kaguya-Hime |
| Masayuki Katô | |
| Akira Murayama | |
| Kumiko Hironaka | |
| Hikojirô Matsumura | |
| Fukami Harue | |
| Mariko Hirano | Mariko Shimizu |
| Akiko Nemoto | Akiko Shimizu |
| Yôko Haruta | Tour Guide |
| Pat Morita | Narrator / Narrator (Bamboo Princess story) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jon Stone | Executive Producer |
| Cheryl Ann Jung | Producer |
| Sonia Rosario | Producer |
