Anne no Nikki (??????), also known as The Diary of Anne Frank, is a 1995 Japanese anime film based on Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. It is a feature film by Madhouse, was directed by Akinori Nagaoka and released August 19.
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Poster of the film | |
Directed by | Akinori Nagaoka |
Written by | Hachir? Konno, Roger Parbes |
Based on | The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank |
Music by | Michael Nyman |
Production company | Madhouse |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Screenplay
Nagaoka's film features new character designs by Katsuyuki Kubo and features a score composed by Michael Nyman, including two songs, "If" (which incorporates "Time Lapse" from A Zed & Two Noughts) and "Why," which have become concert works. The former also appeared in an altered form in the film, The Libertine. The singer is contralto Hilary Summers. "Candlefire" as well as piano-only versions of "If" and Why" appear on Nyman's 2005 release, The Piano Sings.
The Nagaoka film was released with an English language adaptation, via a DVD release in French (as Le Journal d'Anne Frank) with English subtitles. A release in North America was set for 2015, but as of 2017, has yet to surface.
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Soundtrack album by Michael Nyman | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Label | Virgin Venture | |||
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"If" and "Why" have become staples of Michael Nyman's concerts and were rerecorded as piano solos on The Piano Sings.
Track listing
Anime News Network's Justin Sevakis said that "even a story as powerful as Anne Frank's cannot overcome truly odious filmmaking and weird directorial choices that just don't work" and that he couldn't "think of a worse way to experience the story than watching this film".