The Nutcracker 3D (2014)

Director: Sebastian Masuda

This adaptation of the Nutcracker story (by Tchaikovsky and original choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov) is updated in this stop-motion animation from the original Japanese release of 1979. The new 3-D rendering is complemented by the art direction of Sebastian Masuda who is responsible for much of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's style. She also provides music here.

Cast

Kasumi Arimura

Clara (voice)

Tori Matsuzaka

Fritz / Franz (voice)

Takashi Fujii

Prince (voice)

Takuro Ohno

Fortune-teller (voice)

Kotaro Yoshida

King (voice)

Aran Kei

Minister (voice)

Ryoko Hirosue

Mauselinks (voice)

Masachika Ichimura

Uncle / Street singer / Puppeteer / Watchmaker (voice)

Tomomi Itano

Princess (voice)

Yuki Saori

Aunt Gerda (voice)