“A poor match girl, forbidden to return home, lights matches for warmth while observing strangers on New Year's Eve.”
The Little Match Girl
マッチ売りの少女
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A poor match girl, forbidden to return home, lights matches for warmth while observing strangers on New Year's Eve.
On the last night of the year, a young girl is told not to come home until she has successfully sold enough matches. As she struggles to ply her wares, she has plenty of time to contemplate the lives of the people who pass her by. However, as the night drags on and grows colder, she decides to light a match for herself in hopes of a little warmth.
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A Movie Production
Toei Animation · Gakken Eigakyoku
- Format 1 × 18′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 18m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1971 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-6569 catalog
Produced by
- Toei Animation Producer
- Gakken Eigakyoku Producer