TV series
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories
1992–1997, Japanese, on WOWOW Prime. Created by Osamu Tezuka.
In the Beginning features episodes devoted to most of the major Bible stories of the Old Testament, including the stories of the Creation, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, Abraham and Isaac, Joseph, Moses, David, and Solomon, with the final episode featuring the birth of Jesus Christ. As with the second Superbook series, some stories were stretched out over several episodes. Unlike Superbook and The Flying House, however, no contemporary characters from modern times were inserted into the stories, save for the series mascot and viewpoint character, Roco the fox.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 26
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Ended in 1997
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Latest episode
S1 E26: The Birth of Jesus
Aired 9 May 1997
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Osamu TezukaCreator
- Mayumi TanakaRoco (voice) · 26 ep
- Kinryu ArimotoAdam (voice) · 26 ep
- Yorie TerauchiEve (voice) · 26 ep
- Katsuhiro KitagawaCain (voice) · 26 ep
- Mitsuru MiyamotoAbel (voice) · 26 ep
- Yuzuru FujimotoNoah (voice) · 26 ep
- Sho SaitoNoah's Wife (voice) · 26 ep
- Seizo KatoAbraham (voice) · 26 ep
- Junko MidoriSarah (voice) · 26 ep
- Ryuji NakagiLot (voice) · 26 ep
- Akira KumeNarrator (voice) · 26 ep
- Hidekatsu ShibataGod (voice) · 26 ep
Details
- First aired
- 30 November 1992
- Last aired
- 9 May 1997
- Network
- WOWOW Prime
- Original title
- 手塚治虫の旧約聖書物語
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Italy, Japan
- Type
- Scripted
- Rated
- TV-PG
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In the Beginning: The Bible Stories: quick answers
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How many seasons of In the Beginning: The Bible Stories are there?
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories has 1 season and 26 episodes, about 25 minutes each.
Is In the Beginning: The Bible Stories finished?
Yes. In the Beginning: The Bible Stories ended in 1997, so you can watch the whole story.
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In the Beginning: The Bible Stories parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories is rated TV-PG. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
What shows are like In the Beginning: The Bible Stories?
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Who created In the Beginning: The Bible Stories?
In the Beginning: The Bible Stories was created by Osamu Tezuka and stars Mayumi Tanaka, Kinryu Arimoto, Yorie Terauchi.