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The Forest Is Alive

19561h 2mMovieFamilyFantasy

Film adaptation of the stage version of Samuil Marshak's "Twelve Months"

DirectorSotoji Kimura
WriterSotoji Kimura
ProducersTakero Itō·Setsuo Noto

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Cast · Directed by Sotoji Kimura

TKTeruko Kishi
Teruko Kishi
CY
Chieko Yasuda
YM
Yoshiko Maki
YMYasuko Miyazaki
Yasuko Miyazaki
SM
Sue Mitobe
TT
Toru Takeuchi
KSKoreya Senda
Koreya Senda
KK
Kaoru Kusuda
YTYūsuke Takita
Yūsuke Takita
INIchirō Nakatani
Ichirō Nakatani
MHMikijiro Hira
Mikijiro Hira
MMMasao Mishima
Masao Mishima

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The Forest Is Alive — streaming FAQ

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The Forest Is Alive hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 26, 1956. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.