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Anime like The Little Match Girl
Also known as Match Uri no Shoujo, Hans Christian Andersen's Little Match Girl. Picked from what people who loved The Little Match Girl went on to love and from what they share with it, like Fairy Tale. Show
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Chironup no Kitsune
Rural, Animals, Historical
Based on the novel "Chironup no Kitsune (Foxes of Chironup)" by Hiroyuki Takahashi.
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About The Little Match Girl
This theatrical release was based on a Hans Christian Andersen's story.
The movie was completed in July 1967, but the release was delayed until the 1971 “Toho Champion Matsuri” film festival.