Twelve Months (世界名作童話　森は生きている) 44 years old

A young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a reward. One greedy woman sends her stepdaughter, whom she does not like, to look for the flowers in a cold forest, knowing the task will be impossible for her. The girl almost freezes to death in the forest, but she is rescued by the spirits of the Twelve Months, who create spring around her. The girl is able to deliver the bouquet to the queen, but others want a share of the reward.

Credits

Kōji Yakusho as Young soldier

Tokuko Sugiyama as Stepmother

Kiyoshi Kobayashi as January

Daisuke Ryu as Officer

Ichirō Nagai as Professor

Shinobu Otake as Anja

Twelve Months Cast

Name	Character
Kōji Yakusho He was 24, now 68 years old	as Young soldier
Tokuko Sugiyama She was 53, 88 years old when she died	as Stepmother
Kiyoshi Kobayashi He was 47, now 91 years old	as January
Daisuke Ryu He was 23, now 67 years old	as Officer
Ichirō Nagai He was 56, 90 years old when he died	as Professor
Shinobu Otake She was 22, now 67 years old	as Anja
Ai Kanzaki She was 27, now 72 years old	as Queen
Katsuji Mori He was 34, now 79 years old	as April

Twelve Months Crew

Name	Department
Yugo Serikawa as Director. He was 48 (69) years old when He died	Directing
Samuil Marshak as Story. He was 92 (76) years old when He died	Writing
Kimio Yabuki as Director. He was 45 (now 90) years old	Directing
Kimio Yabuki as Writer. He was 45 (now 90) years old	Writing
Tetsuo Imazawa as Director. He was 39 (now 84) years old	Directing
Yasuko Miyazaki as Writer. She was 2 (now 47) years old	Writing

Twelve Months (44 years)

Release day: Saturday, March 15, 1980
Runtime: 65 minutes

Twelve Months (世界名作童話 森は生きている) 44 years old