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The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

19980.0 / 1016 min

Family, History

Overview

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks is a folktale with a lesson

"The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks" is an animated version of the 1990 children's book of the same name, written by Katherine Paterson, and Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, based on a Japanese folktale. The description for the original book reads thus, "A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks."

Cast

BD Wong

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Katherine Paterson

Original Story

Elizabeth Brown

Music

Jonathan Van Horn

Sound Editor

Paul Gagne

Sound Editor

Rick Crofoot

Sound Editor

Heidi Klein Brown

Online Editor

Cari Best

Editorial Manager

Melissa Reilly

Associate Producer

Paul R. Gagne

Director

Paul R. Gagne

Producer

Paul Apito

Animation

Brian Byers

Animation

Diane Dillon

Art Designer

Leo Dillon

Art Designer

Katherine Paterson

Writer