| Sherlock Hound - Case File 1 - Case File I (2002)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Taichirô Hirokawa |
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| Kousei Tomita |
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| Chikao Ôtsuka |
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| Yôko Asagami |
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| Pat Morris |
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| Larry Moss (III) |
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| Hamilton Camp |
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| Lewis Arquette |
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| Plot |
| Meitantei Holmes (literally "Famous Detective Holmes," 1981) was the last TV series Hayao Miyazaki (My Neighbor Totoro) worked on, directing the first six episodes and writing scripts for some of them. Copyright disputes held up the Japanese-Italian coproduction until 1984, when it was continued with different artists. A few episodes relate to the original stories: "The Crown of Mazalin" is based loosely on "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet." But this canine detective acts more like a standard cartoon Good Guy than a calculating criminologist, and Professor Moriarty resembles Oil Can Harry from Mighty Mouse. The series invites the viewer to play Sherlock Holmes and pick out elements that Miyazaki would develop further as his personal style evolved in his features: the mechanic's daughter in "Small Client" is clearly the ancestor of Mei in Totoro. The English vocal cast turns in such uniformly drab performances (in affected British accents) that it's more entertaining to watch the Japanese version with subtitles. Suggested for ages 7 and up: Minor cartoon violence, tobacco use. --Charles Solomon |
| Movie Details |
| Director |
Heipachio Tanaka; Kyosuke Mikuriya |
| Producer |
Yoshimitsu Takahashi |
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| Studio |
Pioneer Studios |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
G (General Audience) |
| Running Time |
125 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
2002 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
285 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.33:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
013023172098 |
| Release Date |
2/26/2002 |
| Subtitles |
English |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 2.0
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Features Not Specified |
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