Arashi no Yoru Ni

Arashi no Yoru Ni
Arashi no Yoru Ni
Arashi no Yoru Ni.jpg
Gabu and Mei of the A Stormy Night (Arashi no Yoru Ni) movie
あらしのよるに
(Stormy Night)
Genre Drama, Adventure
Novel
Written by Yūichi Kimura
Illustrated by Hiroshi Abe
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Children
Published 1994
Anime film
Directed by Gisaburō Sugii
Released December 10, 2005 (Japan)
Runtime 105 Minutes
Anime and Manga Portal

Arashi no Yoru Ni (あらしのよるに?, lit. One Stormy Night) is the first in a series of children's books authored by Yūichi Kimura and illustrated by Hiroshi Abe. In 1995, the book won the 42nd Sankei Children's Literature Culture Award and the 26th Kōdansha Literature Culture Award.

When "Arashi no Yoru Ni" was published in 1994, Kimura had no plans to continue the story as a series. But due to the popularity of the story and receiving considerable encouragement, he continued the story through five more books, ending with "Fubuki no Ashita (After the Snowstorm)." As the series became more popular, a compilation called "Shiroiyami no Hatede" was released and a movie adaptation was produced. Soon after, Kimura wrote the seventh book, "Mangetsu no Yoru Ni", finally ending the series.

Arashi no Yoru Ni was published in Japanese textbooks by Mitsumura Tosho Publishing. In 2005, Gisaburō Sugii directed an animated film adaptation covering all seven books in the series.

Contents

Plot

A goat named Mei wanders into a barn one night, seeking shelter from a storm. In the barn, the goat meets another refugee. The two can neither see nor smell each other, but nevertheless they huddle together, fending off the cold, and begin to talk. Eventually, they establish a friendship. The two decide to meet later and will recognize each other by using the password "one stormy night". The next day, when they meet, Mei learns that his companion from the night before was a wolf named Gabu. Despite their natural predisposition as enemies, they share a common bond and begin meeting regularly. However, Mei's flock and Gabu's pack eventually find out about their relationship and forbid the friendship. Mei and Gabu, hoping to preserve their friendship, cross a river during a storm. They hope to find an "emerald forest" free from persecution.

However, Giro, the leader of Gabu's pack, holds a grudge against goats and views Gabu as a traitor to all wolves. Giro and his pack begin to hunt down the two companions. Gabu and Mei reach the summit of a mountain where they stop and rest, exhausted from fighting their way through a snowstorm. Mei, knowing that Gabu has not eaten in days, offers to sacrifice himself as food. Gabu agrees initially, but soon realizes that no matter how hungry he is, he cannot eat his friend. Gabu hears his pack approaching and faces them, ready to defend his goat friend to the death. As Gabu is about to go face the wolf pack, there is an avalanche. The next morning, Mei digs through the snow blocking the cave and sees the "emerald forest" they had been searching for in the distance. Gabu is missing, but Mei finds him in another cave. Gabu has lost his memory of their friendship and all the events that preceded the avalanche. While waiting for the moon to come out, Gabu taunts Mei that he plans on eating him. Mei, saying that he wouldn't have minded being eaten by Gabu before, accuses the wolf of not being the Gabu he previously knew. Angrily, Mei shouts that he wishes that he had never met Gabu on "one stormy night". On hearing these words, Gabu's memory returns, and they happily reunite. In the end, Mei and Gabu both enjoy watching the moon as it rises.

Book series

The picture book series, published by Kodansha, Ltd., has been released in Japanese in seven volumes.

  1. Arashi no Yoru Ni (1994) ISBN 4-06-252852-5
  2. Aru Hareta Hi Ni (1996) ISBN 4-06-252870-3
  3. Kumo no Kirema Ni (1997) ISBN 4-06-252874-6
  4. Kiri no Naka De (1999) ISBN 4-06-252875-4
  5. Doshaburi no Hi Ni (2000) ISBN 4-06-252876-2
  6. Fubuki no Ashita (2002) ISBN 4-06-252877-0
  7. Mangetsu no Yoru Ni (2005) ISBN 4-06-252878-9

Characters

  • Gabu, a wolf from the Bakubaku Valley.
  • Mei, a goat from the Sawasawa Mountains.
  • Giro, the boss of the Bakubaku Valley wolves and a friend of Gabu's father.
  • Barry, a red-haired wolf and Giro's right-hand man.
  • Beach and Zack, a pair of twin wolves.
  • Tap (known as Tapper in the unofficial English dub), an overweight goat who acts as an elder brother figure to Mei.
  • Mii (known as Mina in the unofficial English dub), a pink-colored goat and a friend of Mei. She does not appear in the book series.
  • Elder Goat, the leader of the goats of the Sawasawa Mountains.
  • Mei's Mother, who attempted to save Mei from a group of wolves when he was a child, managing to bite off Giro's ear before being eaten. Though she is mentioned, she does not physically appear in the book series.
  • Mei's Grandmother, who raised Mei after his mother was killed, and is later shocked when Mei befriends Gabu. She does not appear in the book series.

Stage

Since 1997, Engekishūdan En has annually performed the story on the "En Kodomo Stage." Performers have included Yoshie Minami, Akio Kaneda, Rintarō Nishi, and Rieko Takahashi among others.

In 2004, Aoni Production sponsored the Voice Fair 2004's dramatization of Arashi no Yoru ni and Aru Hareta Hi ni, which starred Katsue Miwa as Mei and Minori Matsushima as Gabu.

In 2007, Yoshikazu Yokoyama directed the Engekishūdan Studio Life musical version, in which Sayaka Yoshino portrayed Mei.

Animated film

The film "Arashi no Yoru Ni" was released in Japan on December 10, 2005. The film stayed on the top 10 list for the Japanese box office for well over a month, with over 1,200,000 viewers in the first month alone. On January 20, 2006, "Arashi no Yoru Ni" was screened in Taiwan. The Japanese DVD was released on June 23, 2006 as both a special edition and a standard edition. In 2007, the film was nominated for the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.[citation needed]

Cast

Staff

  • Original story: Yūichi Kimura
  • Director: Gisaburō Sugii
  • Animation supervisor: Tsuneo Maeda
  • Character design: Marisuke Eguchi
  • Art director: Yukio Abe
  • Music: Keisuke Shinohara
  • Theme song: "Star" by Aiko

English Dub

A small group of voice actors and sound engineers acquired permission from the original producers Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS) to make a complete English Re-dub of the Arashi No Yoru Ni movie for YouTube. The first part of the movie was uploaded on December 31, 2008 and was completed on November 5, 2009. On December 23, 2009 the team released an AC3 file which replaces the Japanese voice cast with an English voice cast and became available for download on their Fur Affinity web page. The team was unable to obtain the rights to the song Star by Aiko, the original theme song for the movie. The ending was replaced with the song "Watch the Moon Rise" performed by MFE.

Drama CD

Sound Theater: Arashi no Yoru ni was released on December 22, 2006.

Cast

References

Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Japanese-language Wikipedia article.

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Arashi no Yoru Ni — (jap. あらしのよるに, dt. etwa „Eine stürmische Nacht“), ist der erste Teil einer Bilderbuch Reihe geschrieben von Yūichi Kimura und illustriert von Hiroshi Abe. Außerdem gibt es einen gleichnamigen Anime, auf dem Buch basierend, sowie ein Videospiel… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Una noche tormentosa — Una Noche Tormentosa| あらしのよるに |Arashi no Yoru Ni es la primera en la serie de libros para niños creada por Yūichi Kimura e ilustrada por Hiroshi Abe. En 1995, el libro gano el 42 Sankei Children s Literature Culture Award y el 26 Kōdansha… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Go Nagai bibliography — Go Nagai (born September 6, 1945) is a prolific Japanese manga artist who has written, illustrated, or otherwise contributed to over 360 manga titles since his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi. Specializing in science fiction,… …   Wikipedia

  • Group TAC — Тип кабусики …   Википедия

  • Tokyo International Anime Fair — Die Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair (jap. 東京国際アニメフェア, Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fea), auch als Tokyo International Anime Fair bekannt, ist eine der größten Messen für Anime in Japan. Die erste Messe wurde 2002 als Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair 21 veranstaltet.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tokyo Kokusai Anime Fair — Die Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair (jap. 東京国際アニメフェア, Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fea), auch als Tokyo International Anime Fair bekannt, ist eine der größten Messen für Anime in Japan. Die erste Messe wurde 2002 als Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair 21 veranstaltet.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tōkyō Anime Awards — Die Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair (jap. 東京国際アニメフェア, Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fea), auch als Tokyo International Anime Fair bekannt, ist eine der größten Messen für Anime in Japan. Die erste Messe wurde 2002 als Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair 21 veranstaltet.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair — Die Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair (jap. 東京国際アニメフェア, Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fea), , abgekürzt TAF, auch als Tokyo International Anime Fair bekannt, ist eine der größten Messen für Anime in Japan. Die erste Messe wurde 2002 als Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair 21… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair 21 — Die Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair (jap. 東京国際アニメフェア, Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fea), auch als Tokyo International Anime Fair bekannt, ist eine der größten Messen für Anime in Japan. Die erste Messe wurde 2002 als Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair 21 veranstaltet.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 東京国際アニメフェア — Die Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair (jap. 東京国際アニメフェア, Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fea), auch als Tokyo International Anime Fair bekannt, ist eine der größten Messen für Anime in Japan. Die erste Messe wurde 2002 als Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair 21 veranstaltet.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”