Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time
Original Title	Douwa Meita Senshi Windaria (童話めいた戦史ウインダリア / インダリア)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	Intersound, Inc.
Voice Director	Carl Macek
Translation & Adaptation	Carl Macek Tom Wyner
Recorded	1987
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Year	1986

Once Upon a Time, originally known in Japan as Windaria (童話めいた戦史ウインダリア Douwa Meita Senshi Uindaria) is a Japanese animated film produced by Kaname Productions and Idol. The film was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama in his directorial debut, and written by Keisuke Fujikawa. It was released theatrically in Japan on July 19, 1986.

Synopsis Two rival kingdoms vie for fresh water and in the process end up destroying their entire society. As seen through the eyes of an innocent go-between, this tragic story details the depths to which loyalty and everlasting love must be tested, in a futile attempt to save a world from total destruction.

Dubbing History

The film was adapted by Harmony Gold for its English release in 1987, which edited the films running time from 101 minutes to 95. According to director Carl Macek, Harmony Gold was given no scripts or translations of the property and they thus had little insight into the plot details. Thus the English version included a new script, an altered plot with scenes re-arranged, Americanized character names and an added narration.

Cast

Character	Original Name	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Alan	Izu	Tōru Furuya	Kerrigan Mahan
Marie	Marin	Waka Kanda	Mari Devon
Roland	Jiru	Kazuhiko Inoue	Bruce Winant
Veronica	Anasu	Naoko Matsui	Barbara Goodson
Lunarian Queen	Ginevia	Shō Saitō	Catherine Battistone
Lunarian Chancellor	Haloli	Kan Tokumaru	Michael Forest
Caleb	Piralu	Ichirō Nagai	Jeff Winkless (first half)
			Bill Capizzi (second half)
King Drako	Ransuro	Hidekatsu Shibata	Michael McConnohie
Shadowland Queen	Kundori	Rihoko Yoshida	Melodee Spevack
Lord Legato	Kairu	Norio Wakamoto	Tom Wyner
Celina	Sharemu	Yumi Kinoshita	Iona Morris
Juliet	Druid	Gara Takashima	Wendee Lee (first half)
			Melodee Spevack (second half)
Bren	Torel	Kazuki Yao	¿?
Narrator (Old Alan)	N/A		Russell Johnson

Additional Voices

• Stephen Apostolina
• Bill Capizzi
• Christopher Carroll
• Lara Cody
• Richard Epcar
• Sam Fontana
• Michael Forest
• Ben Gibson
• Barbara Goodson
• Dave Mallow
• Melodee Spevack
• Jeff Winkless

Notes

• Both Caleb and Juliet's voices end up being changed toward the end of the film.
  • Juliet is voiced by Wendee Lee in the initial flashback of her near the beginning of the film, while Melodee Spevack voices her toward the end.
  • Caleb is voiced by Jeff Winkless in the beginning scenes. When he reappears towards the end, he is now voiced by Bill Capizzi.

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Dub	Region	Country
Harmony Gold	1988		NTSC	United States
Streamline Pictures	1992
ADV Films	2004		1 NTSC

External Links

• Once Upon a Time (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Once Upon a Time at the Internet Movie Database