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| Sesame Street - Big Bird In Japan | 
 enlarge | Director: Jonathan Stone
Studio: Sesame Street
Category: DVD
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 16631
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 60
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0738927384
UPC: 074645136295
EAN: 9780738927381
ASIN: B00016XO7Y
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Release Date: February 10, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: ******BRAND NEW****** THE SOURCE FOR RARE MEDIA, THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS SATISFIED, AND OVER 250 000 ITEMS IN STOCK, BUY FROM A TRUSTED SOURCE, ESTABLISHED SINCE 1998 - INETVIDEO ~~~
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sweet Sesame St. DVD April 18, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Big Bird in Japan is a sweet (or bittersweet, depending how you look at it) story about the beloved Sesame Street character and the friend who helps him when he gets lost in Tokyo.
BB and the always energetic and expressive Barkley get separated from their guided tour. The emphatic guide says they won't wait for any latecomers. The two American friends get distracted and wander off looking at the sights. Homesick and afraid in a country where no one speaks their language, the duo is befriended by a young, pretty Japanese woman who speaks excellent English. Oddly, this young woman is herself very sad, though she conceals it from the naiive bird. To the viewer, she sings haunting and melancholy songs. What is the mystery behind this woman? The end is sweet but also sad.
This special will help the viewer learn some Japanese words and customs, and stress to the child the importance of not getting lost! A viewing pleasure for adults AND kids.
 This is good for learn. February 17, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I decided to buy this DVD because my son is so interested in Big Bird.
Of course he likes this DVD. And also I think this DVD is great for kids too.
In the DVD Big bird learns some Japanese in easy ways (by song / by words resembling English). and Big Bird learns some japanese culture too. I think This DVD is good for learn other culture and other language.
2 yr old loves it December 1, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My Daughter will watch all 60 minutes from start to finish. She adores this movie and loves to say quotes from it. I thought it was a little slow for such a young child, but I guess I was wrong.
We're off to Kyoto like Dorothy and Toto... July 6, 2005
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
There is no greater testament to the strengths of this movie than my admitting that at the age of 22, I still remember the lyrics to half of the songs in the movie (and I haven't seen it since I was 5).
Big Bird is in Japan, but he and Barkley lose their bus when they spend too much time trying to eat plastic sushi. The mournful song "Homesick" follows ("I don't have a fever / but I do feel a pain..."). Luckily, a mysterious Japanese woman who speaks English comes to their help, and an adventure through Japan begins.
They sing on the car-ride:
"We're off to Kyoto like Dorothy and Toto;
I've got feathers,
He's got fleas,
--I speak Japanese."
A classroom of children enact the story of the moon goddess, Barkley is frightened by the statues in a temple, Big Bird learns how to bow and to speak common phrases in Japanese (and yes, I still remember the entire songful) - and they all find out that their Japanese friend has a secret of her own.
The movie has a kid-pleasing plot, if one that may occasionally frighten the youngest, and it definitely teaches some important basics on Japan. Most impressive, however, was the catchy music. Even now, whenever I see a moon "hanging in the trees / so pretty and white," I think of the haunting tune of the misplaced Japanese moon goddess from this very film.
A movie that stays with you indeed.
 Some good parts, some lame May 26, 2005
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have a 2-year-old who is fond of Big Bird and has come to like this video, though she was a bit scared of it at first.
Most appealing:
(1) Charming song in which children teach BB Japanese numbers and words.
(2) Sweet visit to an elementary school where kids act out tale of the Moon Princess.
My daughter liked the visit to the temple, where Barkley was scared by the fierce statues. She wanted to watch that over and over, I think because she was coming to terms with her own scary feelings. The first time she saw it, it did frighten her, but she was delighted to project her fears onto Barkley after that. The penultimate scene where the Moon Princess reverts to her mythical self and is escorted away by her attendants has ominous music and may be too scary for little kids. Personally, I was annoyed/bored by some of the silly stuff and as usual with SS videos I found the overall narrative paper-thin, but as I said--my child likes it, and maybe it will lead to a later interest in Japan, as it appears it did for other reviewers.
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