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| − | '''Sesame Street''' (セサミストリート, Sesami Sutorîto) has been airing as a [[Japan|Japanese]] co-production since [[2004]]. The original American version aired until April 2004 on NHK; the new co-production debuted in October on TV Tokyo. Each episode is 30 minutes long, like most international versions. |
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| + | The Japanese co-production of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (セサミストリート) ran for three seasons airing on TV Tokyo from October 10, 2004 to September 30, 2007. |
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| − | Set in a Japanese neighborhood, the cast includes [[Big Bird]], [[Cookie Monster]] and [[Elmo]], along with four new Muppets created especially for the show: a pink female monster named [[Teena]], a green and purple monster named [[Mojabo]], a light-blue frog named [[Pierre (frog)|Pierre]] and his sidekick [[Arthur]], a little yellow bird who is similar to [[Little Bird]]. In [[2006]], two new Muppets were added to the cast: [[Groly]], an orange [[Grover]]-like monster, and [[Megu]], a Japanese girl. Also in 2006, the street had been redesigned, to look almost like the original American street set. The theme song is the same as the original American show, only translated in Japanese. |
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| + | Besides the title, other elements this version retained from its predecessor are the [[Sesame Street Theme|theme song]] and three of its Muppet characters - [[International Elmo|Elmo]] (エルモ), [[Big Bird]] (ビッグバード) and [[Cookie Monster]] (クッキーモンスター) - who are joined here by new characters created especially for the show: [[Teena]] (ティーナ), [[Mojabo]] (モジャボ), [[Arthur]] (アーサー) and [[Pierre (frog)|Pierre]] (ピエル), [[Meg]] (メグ) and [[Grorie]] (グロリー). |
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| − | The official Japanese website features two illustrated Muppets who tell the history of the American version of Sesame Street: Jake, a little green bird who is similar to [[Little Bird]]; and a light-purple frog named Yûjin. |
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A 2004 article in the ''Japan Times'' said: "The original ''Sesame Street'' focuses on basic education for preschoolers, such as learning the alphabet, but the Japanese version takes up a wide range of topics, including ethics, how to interact with friends and environmental issues, according to TV Tokyo officials. Some of the program's goals include encouraging children to be considerate toward others, to be honest with other people and to think logically, they say." |
A 2004 article in the ''Japan Times'' said: "The original ''Sesame Street'' focuses on basic education for preschoolers, such as learning the alphabet, but the Japanese version takes up a wide range of topics, including ethics, how to interact with friends and environmental issues, according to TV Tokyo officials. Some of the program's goals include encouraging children to be considerate toward others, to be honest with other people and to think logically, they say." |
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| − | The program airs at 9 am Sundays, repeating at 6:30 am the next Saturday.<ref>[http://www.c-direct.ne.jp/tvtokyo/eng/pg_lineup/pdf/2005_april.pdf TV Tokyo: 2005 April program line-up] (PDF)</ref> |
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==Character Gallery== |
==Character Gallery== |
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Image:Teena.jpg|[[Teena]] ティーナ |
Image:Teena.jpg|[[Teena]] ティーナ |
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Image:Mojabo.jpg|[[Mojabo]] モジャボ |
Image:Mojabo.jpg|[[Mojabo]] モジャボ |
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Image:Pierre.jpg|[[Pierre (frog)|Pierre]] ピエル |
Image:Pierre.jpg|[[Pierre (frog)|Pierre]] ピエル |
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Image:Arthur.jpg|[[Arthur]] アーサー |
Image:Arthur.jpg|[[Arthur]] アーサー |
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| − | Image:Groly.jpg|[[ |
+ | Image:Groly.jpg|[[Grorie]] グロリー |
| − | Image:Megu.jpg|[[ |
+ | Image:Megu.jpg|[[Meg]] メグ |
| − | Image:Jake.JPG|[[Jake]] ジェイク |
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| − | Image:Yujin.JPG|[[Yûjin]] 友人 |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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| + | ==Reception== |
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| − | ==Audience reaction== |
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| − | [[Image:Japanesemuppeteers.jpg|thumb|300px|Left to right, Kaori Takeda (obscured), Rena Mizushiro, and Kenta Matsumoto performing the Japanese Muppets]] |
+ | [[Image:Japanesemuppeteers.jpg|thumb|300px|Left to right, Kaori Takeda (obscured), Rena Mizushiro, and Kenta Matsumoto performing the Japanese Muppets]] |
| + | [[Image:DarioBigBirdExercise.jpg|thumb|300px]] |
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The ''Japan Times'' article reported that the show was suffering from low ratings in its early months: "Viewers are complaining about the differences in the characters' voices compared with the NHK-aired version and about the exclusive use of Japanese." |
The ''Japan Times'' article reported that the show was suffering from low ratings in its early months: "Viewers are complaining about the differences in the characters' voices compared with the NHK-aired version and about the exclusive use of Japanese." |
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| − | Another scathing article, published in November 2004 in the ''Yoimuri Shinbun'', was titled "A wrong turn on new ''Sesame Street''": "[The] new and not improved version of Sesame Street...opens with the cast shouting: 'English, Everybody. It's Sesame Street,' but it was 20 minutes later before we heard another English phrase. One of the better decisions NHK made this year was not to get involved with the Japanization of Sesame Street. |
+ | Another scathing article, published in November 2004 in the ''Yoimuri Shinbun'', was titled "A wrong turn on new ''Sesame Street''": "[The] new and not improved version of Sesame Street...opens with the cast shouting: 'English, Everybody. It's Sesame Street,' but it was 20 minutes later before we heard another English phrase. One of the better decisions NHK made this year was not to get involved with the Japanization of Sesame Street. |
"The show... bears very little resemblance to the original.... If anything, the show looks poised to further the scope of Japlish and make the work of the nation's English teachers even more challenging. First, there is the perplexing problem of how to pronounce the names. Since the show is now all in Japanese...bye-bye, [[Big Bird]], and hello, ''Biggu Bâdo'', ''Bâto'', and ''Kukkî Monsutâ''.... |
"The show... bears very little resemblance to the original.... If anything, the show looks poised to further the scope of Japlish and make the work of the nation's English teachers even more challenging. First, there is the perplexing problem of how to pronounce the names. Since the show is now all in Japanese...bye-bye, [[Big Bird]], and hello, ''Biggu Bâdo'', ''Bâto'', and ''Kukkî Monsutâ''.... |
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"Then, at last, came the show's ode to its English-language-education roots—a section called English on Street set in a convenience store. Big Bird wants an ''umeboshi ika manju''...The obliging ''onî-san''...makes him one and we get the English phrase for the day: 'Tastes bad!' No one bothers to add an 'It,' as in 'It tastes bad.' Who needs a complete, correct English sentence in a Japanized version of ''Sesame Street''? 'Tastes bad' is repeated in an assortment of very bad accents and then we are given the appropriate translation: ''mazui''. That is definitely the taste the show left with me—''mazui, mazui, mazui''.... Yes, all in all, I'd say this show is a giant six-step leap backward for early childhood education in Japan." |
"Then, at last, came the show's ode to its English-language-education roots—a section called English on Street set in a convenience store. Big Bird wants an ''umeboshi ika manju''...The obliging ''onî-san''...makes him one and we get the English phrase for the day: 'Tastes bad!' No one bothers to add an 'It,' as in 'It tastes bad.' Who needs a complete, correct English sentence in a Japanized version of ''Sesame Street''? 'Tastes bad' is repeated in an assortment of very bad accents and then we are given the appropriate translation: ''mazui''. That is definitely the taste the show left with me—''mazui, mazui, mazui''.... Yes, all in all, I'd say this show is a giant six-step leap backward for early childhood education in Japan." |
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| + | <gallery widths=200 spacing=small orientation=landscape> |
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| + | SesameTOMY.png| |
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| + | GrorieKarate.jpg| |
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| + | TeenaFamily.jpg| |
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| + | SesameStreetJapan_group.jpg| |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==Set Design== |
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| + | <gallery widths=200 spacing=small orientation=landscape> |
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| + | Image:Sesamejapanset1.jpg |
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| + | Image:Sesamejapanset2.jpg |
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| + | Image:Sesamejapanset3.jpg |
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| + | Image:Sesamejapanset4.jpg |
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| + | Image:Sesamejapanset5.jpg |
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| + | Image:Sesamejapanset6.jpg |
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| + | Image:Sesamejapanset7.jpg |
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| + | </gallery> |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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| + | [[File:Sesame_Street_Japan_Show_Open|thumb|300px|right]] |
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| − | *[[Big Bird]]: [[Satoshi Tsuruoka]] [http://homepage2.nifty.com/toritorioffice/profile/turu.htm] |
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| + | ===Muppets=== |
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| − | *[[Cookie Monster]]: [[Kei Kikuchi]] [http://www.bigshot.jp/t-project/actors/actor02/index.html] |
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| − | * |
+ | *Big Bird: [[Satoshi Tsuruoka]] |
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+ | *Cookie Monster: [[Kei Kikuchi]] |
| + | *Elmo: [[Kenta Matsumoto]] |
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| − | *Mojabo: [[Hideki Tanaka]] [http://www.t-echo.co.jp/renmei/actor/tanaka.html] |
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| + | *Teena and Pierre: [[Rena Mizushiro]] |
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| − | *[[Arthur]] and [[Groly:]] [[Kaori Takeda]] [http://www.aoni.co.jp/talent/0669690.html] |
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+ | *Mojabo: [[Hideki Tanaka]] |
| + | *Arthur and Grorie: [[Kaori Takeda]] |
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| + | *Meg: Ayako Iguchi |
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| + | ===Humans=== |
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| + | * Forest Grandmother: [[Sanae Morisawa]] |
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| + | * Dario: [[Dario Toda]] |
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| + | ==Character translations== |
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| + | *[[Ernie]] (アーニー) |
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| + | *[[Grover]] (グローバー) |
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| + | *[[Telly Monster]] (テリーモンスター) |
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| + | ==Credits== |
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| − | ''Appearing in archived footage:'' |
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| + | :Executive Producer: Manabu Nagaoka |
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| + | :Associate Producer: Masayuki Sato |
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| − | *[[Ernie]] |
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| + | :Producer: Yoshikazu Beniya |
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| − | *[[Grover]] |
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| + | :Director: Tsukuru Matsuki |
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| − | *[[Telly Monster]] |
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| + | ==Notes== |
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| − | The cast was trained by [[Kevin Clash]].<ref>[http://www.sesameworkshop.org/aboutus/inside_press.php?contentId=11270485 "Elmo and His Sesame Friends Headed to Japan for Localized Version of Sesame Street"], Sesame Workshop press release, 29 March 2004.</ref> |
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| + | *The cast was trained by [[Kevin Clash]] and [[Noel MacNeal]].<ref>[http://www.sesameworkshop.org/aroundtheworld/japan "Sesame Street Japan Welcomes A New Family Member to the International Fold"]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[:Category:Japanese Sesame Street Merchandise|Japanese Sesame Street Merchandise]] |
*[[:Category:Japanese Sesame Street Merchandise|Japanese Sesame Street Merchandise]] |
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| + | *[[Sesame Street Partners Japan (SSPJ)]] |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.sesame-street.jp/ Official Japanese site] |
*[http://www.sesame-street.jp/ Official Japanese site] |
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| − | *[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/sesame-street/index.html TV Tokyo Sesame site] |
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| − | *[http://www.customer-respect.com/article_008.html Japan Times article] |
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| + | __NOWYSIWYG__ |
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[[Category:International Sesame Street Shows]] |
[[Category:International Sesame Street Shows]] |
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Revision as of 08:57, 25 October 2019
The Japanese co-production of Sesame Street (セサミストリート) ran for three seasons airing on TV Tokyo from October 10, 2004 to September 30, 2007.
Besides the title, other elements this version retained from its predecessor are the theme song and three of its Muppet characters - Elmo (エルモ), Big Bird (ビッグバード) and Cookie Monster (クッキーモンスター) - who are joined here by new characters created especially for the show: Teena (ティーナ), Mojabo (モジャボ), Arthur (アーサー) and Pierre (ピエル), Meg (メグ) and Grorie (グロリー).
A 2004 article in the Japan Times said: "The original Sesame Street focuses on basic education for preschoolers, such as learning the alphabet, but the Japanese version takes up a wide range of topics, including ethics, how to interact with friends and environmental issues, according to TV Tokyo officials. Some of the program's goals include encouraging children to be considerate toward others, to be honest with other people and to think logically, they say."
Character Gallery
Reception
Left to right, Kaori Takeda (obscured), Rena Mizushiro, and Kenta Matsumoto performing the Japanese Muppets
The Japan Times article reported that the show was suffering from low ratings in its early months: "Viewers are complaining about the differences in the characters' voices compared with the NHK-aired version and about the exclusive use of Japanese."
Another scathing article, published in November 2004 in the Yoimuri Shinbun, was titled "A wrong turn on new Sesame Street": "[The] new and not improved version of Sesame Street...opens with the cast shouting: 'English, Everybody. It's Sesame Street,' but it was 20 minutes later before we heard another English phrase. One of the better decisions NHK made this year was not to get involved with the Japanization of Sesame Street.
"The show... bears very little resemblance to the original.... If anything, the show looks poised to further the scope of Japlish and make the work of the nation's English teachers even more challenging. First, there is the perplexing problem of how to pronounce the names. Since the show is now all in Japanese...bye-bye, Big Bird, and hello, Biggu Bâdo, Bâto, and Kukkî Monsutâ....
"Then, at last, came the show's ode to its English-language-education roots—a section called English on Street set in a convenience store. Big Bird wants an umeboshi ika manju...The obliging onî-san...makes him one and we get the English phrase for the day: 'Tastes bad!' No one bothers to add an 'It,' as in 'It tastes bad.' Who needs a complete, correct English sentence in a Japanized version of Sesame Street? 'Tastes bad' is repeated in an assortment of very bad accents and then we are given the appropriate translation: mazui. That is definitely the taste the show left with me—mazui, mazui, mazui.... Yes, all in all, I'd say this show is a giant six-step leap backward for early childhood education in Japan."
Set Design
Cast
Sesame Street Japan Show Open
Muppets
- Big Bird: Satoshi Tsuruoka
- Cookie Monster: Kei Kikuchi
- Elmo: Kenta Matsumoto
- Teena and Pierre: Rena Mizushiro
- Mojabo: Hideki Tanaka
- Arthur and Grorie: Kaori Takeda
- Meg: Ayako Iguchi
Humans
- Forest Grandmother: Sanae Morisawa
- Dario: Dario Toda
Character translations
- Bert (バート)
- Ernie (アーニー)
- Grover (グローバー)
- Oscar the Grouch (オスカー)
- Telly Monster (テリーモンスター)
Credits
- Executive Producer: Manabu Nagaoka
- Associate Producer: Masayuki Sato
- Producer: Yoshikazu Beniya
- Director: Tsukuru Matsuki
Notes
- The cast was trained by Kevin Clash and Noel MacNeal.[1]