Film
The Nutcracker 3D
2014 · 70 min · Dir. Sebastian Masuda
This adaptation of the Nutcracker story (by Tchaikovsky and original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) is updated in this stop-motion animation from the original Japanese release of 1979. The new 3-D rendering is complemented by the art direction of Sebastian Masuda who is responsible for much of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's style. She also provides music here.
Starring
Kasumi Arimura
Clara (voice)
Tori Matsuzaka
Fritz / Franz (voice)
Takashi Fujii
Prince (voice)
Takuro Ohno
Fortune-teller (voice)
Kotaro Yoshida
King (voice)
Aran Kei
Minister (voice)
Ryoko Hirosue
Mauselinks (voice)
Masachika Ichimura
Uncle / Street singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)
Tomomi Itano
Princess (voice)
Saori Yuki
Aunt Gerda (voice)