The Mouse and His Child

The Mouse and His Child is a 1977 Japanese-American animated film based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Russell Hoban.UCLA Film & Television ArchiveThe Mouse and His Child by Russell Hoban: moving metaphysics for kids|Books|The Guardian
==Plot==
The mouse and his child are two parts of a single small wind-up toy, which must be wound by a key in the father's back. After being unpacked, they discover themselves in a toy shop where they befriend a toy elephant and toy seal. The child mouse proposes staying at the shop to form a family, which the other toys ridicule.
They accidentally fall out of a window and land in the trash. Once transported to the dump, they become enslaved by Manny the rat, who runs a casino and uses broken wind-up toys as his slave labor force. With the aid of a psychic frog, the mice escape and meet other animal characters on a quest of becoming free and independent self-winding toys.
They rediscover the elephant and seal, who are somewhat broken down. Together they manage to form a family and destroy the rat empire.Internet ArchiveTime Out London
==Cast==
===OriginalBehind The Voice Actors===
*Peter Ustinov - Manny the Rat
*Cloris Leachman - Euterpe
*Sally Kellerman - The Seal
*Andy Devine - The Frog
*Alan BarzmanAlan Barzman - 3 Characters|Behind The Voice Actors - The Mouse
*Marcy Swenson - The Mouse Child
*Neville Brand - Iggy
*Regis Cordic - The Clock
*Joan Gerber - The Elephant
*Bob Holt - Muskrat
*Mel Leven - Ralphie
*Maitzi Morgan - Teller and Starling
*Frank Nelson - Crow
*Cliff Norton - Crow
*Cliff Osmond - C. Serpentina
*Iris Rainer - Paper People / Starling
*Bob Ridgely - Jack in the Box
*Charles Woolf - Bluejay / Paper People
*and John Carradine as The Tramp
===Japanese===
*Ichirō Zaitsu - Manny the Rat
*Masumi Harukawa - The Elephant
*Shinobu Ôtake - The Seal
*Kinba Sanyûtei - The Frog
*Gorō Naya - The Crows
*Yukiji Asaoka - Euterpe
*Kazuo Kumakura - Muskrat
*Fuyumi Shiraishi - Paper People
*Makio Inoue - Paper People
*Hiroshi Sakamoto - The Mouse
*Atsuko Sakamoto - The Mouse Child
*Shunji Fujimura - Ralphie
== Reception==
Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised the direction, writing and music score, but criticized the darker elements and stated that "83 minutes is a long time for an adult to think about mice".Screen: 'Mouse And Child' - The New York Times
==References==
==See also==
*Children's literature
*1977 in film
==External links==
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*The Head of Orpheus Fan Page For Russell Hoban
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