Alternative Titles
Synonyms: Rose Flower and Joe, Bara no Hana & Joe
Japanese: バラの花とジョー
Information
Type:
Movie
Episodes:
1
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Mar, 1977
Producers:
Sanrio
Licensors:
None found, add some
Studios:
None found, add some
Source:
Unknown
Duration:
20 min.
Rating:
PG - Children
Statistics
Score:
5.731 (scored by 251 users)
1
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Ranked:
#89852
2
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Popularity:
#10348
Members:
589
Favorites:
3
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Hence there's no review for this short, obscure movie I've decided to write one myself, perhaps this might help other users decide whether or not to watch it themselves.
This is a fairly old film from the 70's produced by Sanrio, the same staff responsible for the much more acclaimed Chirin no Suzu , so is Bara no Hana to Joe as good as the aforementioned movie? I would have to answer: close enough. First of all, the duration of Bara no Hana to Joe is less than half of Chirin no Suzu, yet in about 20 minutes, it manages to convey a rather read more
Wow, for a story based on a children's book, this is one downer of a story!
The short (20 minute) anime is definitely laid out like a young children's book, with a simple story and just three characters, simple backgrounds, and a kindly narrator that will speak a few sentences of story, followed by a minute or two of music, then more story. It's about the love story between a young puppy dog and a giant anthropomorphic rose. Yes, you read that right. This is the trippy-dippy Seventies, after all, and why not a kiddie read more |
