Pinocchio / Japanese cast

ピノキオ (1958)

Pinocchio

Version 1958
Version 1983/1995
Version 1986

Sasaki Kiyokazu

(Unknown dates)

Bōya Saburō

(March 28, 1910 - May 25, 2002)

Mitsuda Ken

(April 29, 1902 - November 28, 1997)

Cast :

Japanese name

Original name

Voices

ピノキオ

Pinocchio

Sasaki Kiyokazu / 佐々木清和 (speaking & ?)

ジミニー・クリケット

Jiminy Cricket

Bōya Saburō / 坊屋三郎 (speaking & ?)

ッペト

Geppetto

Mitsuda Ken / 三津田健 (speaking & ?)

女神

Blue Fairy

Matsuda Toshi / 松田トシ

ジョン

Honest John

Mimasuya Kokatsu / 三升家小勝 (speaking & ?)

ストロンボリ

Stromboli

Nakamura Tetsu / 中村哲

馬車屋

Coachman

Kokontei Imasuke / 古今亭今輔

ランプウィック

Lampwick

Hata Sayaka / 畑爽

アレキサンダー

Alexander

Additional voices

...

Choir

Dark Ducks (ダークダックス)

リズム・シスターズ (The Rhythm Sisters)

Songs

« 星にいのれば » (« When You Wish Upon a Star (Opening credits) »)

performed by : ? (Jiminy Cricket) & Choir

« ? » (« Little Wooden Head »)

performed by : ? (Geppetto)

« 口笛ふけ、ふけ » (« Give A Little Whistle »)

performed by : ? (Jiminy Cricket) ; ? (Pinocchio)

« ? » (« Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me) »)

performed by : ? (Honest John) ; ? (Pinocchio)

« 糸はもういらない » (« I've Got No Strings »)

performed by : ? (Pinocchio) ; Wada Kyōko / 和田京子 (Dutch Marionette) ; Tomizawa Shima / 富沢志満 (French Marionette) ; Yoda Midori / 依田みどり (Russian Marionette)

« 星にいのれば » (« When You Wish Upon a Star (Finale) »)

performed by : ? (Jiminy Cricket) & Choir

Technical Staff

Jack Cutting ?
Miki Torirō (三木鶏郎)
Tamura Yukihiko (田村幸彦)
Miki Torirō (三木鶏郎)
Ueda Tadao (上田忠雄)
Jack Cutting
?

Dubbing director
Musical director
Adaptation
Lyricist

Creative Supervisor
Dubbing studio

Source : 1958 Booklet (1) (2)

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Hatsuzawa Ari

(July 28, 1973 - )

Kimotsuki Kaneta

(November 15, 1935 - October 20, 2016)

Kumakura Kazuo

(January 30, 1927 - October 12, 2015)

Cast :

Japanese name

Original name

Voices

ピノキオ

Pinocchio

Hatsuzawa Ari / 初沢亜利 (speaking & singing) [1983 dubbing]

Tsuji Haruki / 辻治樹 (speaking & ?) [1995 dubbing]

ジミニー・クリケット

Jiminy Cricket

Kimotsuki Kaneta / 肝付兼太 (speaking) & Tamura Shigeru / 田村しげる (singing)

ッペトじいさん

Geppetto

Kumakura Kazuo / 熊倉一雄 (speaking & singing)

星の精

Blue Fairy

Ichijō Miyuki / 一城みゆ希

きつねのジョン

Honest John

Yamada Yasuo / 山田康雄 (speaking & singing)

ストロンボリ

Stromboli

Ōtsuka Chikao / 大塚周夫

馬車屋

Coachman

Tsujimura Mahito / 辻村真人

ランプウィック

Lampwick

Arai Masakazu / 新井昌和 [1983 dubbing]

Uchida Takayoshi / 内田崇吉 [1995 dubbing]

口バ少年

Alexander

Miyagawa Yōsuke / 宮川陽介

Additional voices

Kaji Tetsuya / 梶哲也
Mine Eken / 峰恵研
Sawa Ritsuo / 沢りつお
Yamazaki Tetsuya / 山崎哲也

Murakami Masatoshi / 村上雅俊
Akibara Mitsuru / 秋原充
Kuroda Masato / 黒田将人
Koyama Tomonari / 小山友成

Songs

« 星に願いを » (« When You Wish Upon a Star (Opening credits) »)

performed by : Tamura Shigeru / 田村しげる (Jiminy Cricket) & Choir

« 小さな木の坊や » (« Little Wooden Head »)

performed by : Kumakura Kazuo / 熊倉一雄 (Geppetto)

« 口笛ふいて » (« Give A Little Whistle »)

performed by : Tamura Shigeru / 田村しげる (Jiminy Cricket) ; Hatsuzawa Ari / 初沢亜利 [1983] | ? [1995] (Pinocchio)

« ハイ・ディドゥル・ディー・ディー » (« Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me) »)

performed by : Yamada Yasuo / 山田康雄 (Honest John) ; Hatsuzawa Ari / 初沢亜利 [1983] | ? [1995] (Pinocchio)

« 糸はもういらない » (« I've Got No Strings »)

performed by : Hatsuzawa Ari / 初沢亜利 [1983] | ? [1995] (Pinocchio) ; ? (Dutch Marionette) ; ? (French Marionette) ; ? (Russian Marionette)

« 星に願いを (Finale) » (« When You Wish Upon a Star (Finale) »)

performed by : Tamura Shigeru / 田村しげる (Jiminy Cricket) & Choir

Technical Staff

1983 dubbing

Blake Todd (ブレイク・トッド)
Tada Norihiko (多田則彦)
Kawada Masako (川田正子)
Kaneda Fumio (金田文夫)
?
?
?

Dubbing director
Musical director
Singing instructor
Translator
Lyricist
Creative Supervisor
Dubbing studio

1995 modifications

?
?
?
?

Dubbing director
Musical director
Creative Supervisor
Dubbing studio

Sources : Brochure / Disney+ / 1983 Vinyl (1983 dubbing) / atwiki.jp (1995 voices)

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Gotō Masumi

(March 12, 1955 - )

Ehara Masashi

(May 4, 1953 - )

Uchida Minoru

(March 18, 1927 - April 2, 2018)

Cast :

Japanese name

Original name

Voices

ピノキオ

Pinocchio

Gotō Masumi / 後藤真寿美 (speaking & ?)

ジミニー・クリケット

Jiminy Cricket

Ehara Masashi / 江原正士 (speaking & ?)

ゼペットじいさん

Geppetto

Uchida Minoru / 内田稔 (speaking & ?)

女神

Blue Fairy

Ozawa Sumie / 小沢寿美恵

きつねのジョン

Honest John

Seki Tokio / 関時男 (speaking & ?)

座長ストロンボリ

Stromboli

Endō Seiji / 遠藤征慈

馬車屋

Coachman

Kaneo Tetsuo / 金尾哲夫

ランビー

Lampwick

Ushiyama Shigeru / 牛山茂

アレキサンダー

Alexander

Shimokawa Kumiko / 下川久美子

Additional voices

Okada Yoshihiro / 岡田吉弘
Kaneo Tetsuo / 金尾哲夫
Ushiyama Shigeru / 牛山茂

Songs

« ? » (« When You Wish Upon a Star (Opening credits) »)

performed by : ? (Jiminy Cricket) & Choir

« ? » (« Little Wooden Head »)

performed by : ? (Geppetto)

« ? » (« Give A Little Whistle »)

performed by : ? (Jiminy Cricket) ; ? (Pinocchio)

« ? » (« Music Box »)

performed by : ? (Geppetto) ; ? (Pinocchio)

« ? » (« Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me) »)

performed by : ? (Honest John) ; ? (Pinocchio)

« ? » (« I've Got No Strings »)

performed by : ? (Pinocchio) ; ? (Dutch Marionette) ; ? (French Marionette) ; ? (Russian Marionette)

« ? » (« When You Wish Upon a Star (Finale) »)

performed by : ? (Jiminy Cricket) & Choir

Technical Staff

?
?
?
?
?
?

Dubbing director
Musical director
Translator
Lyricist
Creative Supervisor
Dubbing studio

Source : Laserdisc cover

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Release dates :
Japan - May 17, 1952 (English dubbing) (Cinema)
Japan - December 15, 1958 (1st Japanese dubbing) (Cinema)
Japan - July 23, 1983 (2nd Japanese dubbing) (Cinema?)
Japan - April 25, 1986 (3rd Japanese dubbing) (VHS/Laserdisc)
Japan - March 17, 1995 (2nd Japanese dubbing + 1995 modifications) (VHS)
Japan - June 20, 2003 (2nd Japanese dubbing + 1995 modifications) (Special Edition VHS/DVD)
The 3rd Japanese dubbing, made in 1986, was only ever released and used for the VHS and Laserdisc release of the time. The 2nd dubbing from 1983 with the 1995 modifications is today the official Japanese dubbing.
Uchida Minoru (内田稔), the voice of Geppetto in the 1986 dubbing, dubbed the same year Jiminy Cricket in the VHS dubbing of "Fun and Fancy Free".
The credits on Disney+ mention the voices of the 1983 dubbing only, and not the new voices of Pinocchio and Lampwick from 1995.
While Disney ordered redubbings around the world in 1995 to have real boys dubbing Pinocchio (and Lampwick) instead of women for the new release, it's unknown why Japan redubbed those characters, who were already dubbed by young boys.