

Fairy Tale Theatre
1978, Japanese. Directed by Katsuo Takahashi.
Seven classic fairy tales animated in stop motion. The stories include Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl, The Ugly Duckling, Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom (花咲か爺さん).
- Runtime
- 0h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 January 1978
- Original title
- メルヘンシアター
- Country
- Japan
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Fairy Tale Theatre runs 9 minutes (0h 9m).
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Fairy Tale Theatre isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1978. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like Fairy Tale Theatre?
If you liked Fairy Tale Theatre, try Babes in the Woods, The Pied Piper, Super Monsters: Once Upon a Rhyme.
Who directed Fairy Tale Theatre?
Fairy Tale Theatre (1978) was directed by Katsuo Takahashi and stars Sachiko Kagami.