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Piconzé

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Piconzé
Directed byYpe Nakashima
Written byYpe Nakashima
Nelson Padrella
João Luiz Araújo
Produced bySilvio Renoldi
Mário Araújo
Ype Nakashima
CinematographyShigueru Tomosada
Ryoji Ueno
Edited bySilvio Renoldi
Music byDamiano Cozzella
Décio Pignatari
Production
company
Telstar Filmes
Distributed byDistar Filmes
Release date
  • January 24, 1973 (1973-01-24)[1]
Running time
80 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetCr$ 400,000[2]

Piconzé is a 1973 Brazilian animated film written and directed by Ype Nakashima. It's the first color animated Brazilian feature film.

Plot

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The story is set in a village called Green Valley, where Piconzé lives with his friends: Papo Louro the parrot and Chico Leitão the pig. When Gustavo Bigodão kidnaps Maria Esmeralda, Piconzé's girlfriend, the three set off to the rescue. Along the way, they encounter a dragon and a witch, crossing the kingdom of Saci.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Almanaque Brasil - Piconzé deu cor aos nossos desenhos animados". almanaquebrasil.com.br. Archived from the original on May 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Centenário da Imigração Japonesa | Reportagens | Traços incertos". Japao100.com.br. Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  3. ^ "Estreia de 'Piconzé', de Ypê Nakashima, completa 40 anos - Cinema e TV - Made in Japan". Madeinjapan.uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-22.