Anne of Green Gables (anime)

Akage no An (also known as Akage no Anne) is a 1979 anime that is part of Nippon Animation's World Masterpiece Theater.

Theme song
Below are the lyrics for the intro song, 'Kikoeru Kashira'.

Kikoeru kashira

Hizume no oto

Yuruyakana oka wo nutte

Kaketekuru basha

Mukae ni kuru no

Mukae ni kuru no ne

Dare ka ga watashi wo

Tsureteyuku no ne

Shiroi hana no michi he

Kaze no furusato he

Tsureteyuku no ne

Tsureteyuku no ne

Kikoeru kashira

Hizume no oto

Komorebi no naka wo nukete

Kaketekuru basha

Mukae ni kita no

Mukae ni kita no ne

Dare ka ga watashi wo

Tsureteyuku no ne

Moeru kumo no shita he

Namidatsu mizuumi he

Tsureteyuku no ne

Tsureteyuku no ne

Voice cast

 * Eiko Yamada as Anne Shirley
 * Fumie Kitahara as Marilla Cuthbert
 * Ryûji Saikachi as Matthew Cuthbert
 * Miyoko Asô as Rachel Lynde
 * Gara Takashima as Diana Barry
 * Kazuhiko Inoue as Gilbert Blythe
 * Mami Koyama as Ruby Gillis
 * Makoto Kousaka as Ruby Gillis
 * Sanae Takagi as Jane Andrews
 * Junko Hori as Josie Pye
 * Satomi Majima as Gertie Pye
 * Chiyoko Kawashima as Tilly Lynde
 * Kazuyo Aoki as Charlie Sloane
 * Yoku Shioya as Moody Spurgeon MacPherson
 * Saiko Egawa as Prissy Andrews
 * Saiko Egawa as Priscilla Grant
 * Kazuyuki Sogabe as Reverend Allan
 * Yoko Egawa as Mrs. Allan
 * Reiko Mutou as Mrs. Barry
 * Eisuke Yoda as Mr. Barry
 * Mami Koyama as Minnie May Barry
 * Natsuko Kawaji as Josephine Barry
 * Motomu Kiyokawa as Mr. Phillips
 * Hiroko Suzuki as Miss Stacy
 * Yoko Matsuoka as Laurette Bradley
 * Takako Sasuga as Lily Jones
 * Hisako Kyouda as Mrs. Blewett
 * Akiko Tsuboi as Mrs. Spencer
 * Yoshiko Matsuo as Lucilla Harris
 * Rihoko Yoshida as Flora Jane Spencer
 * Yumi Nakatani as Mary Joe
 * Yasuo Muramatsu as John Sadler
 * Yamada Keaton as Jerry Buote
 * Ryoichi Tanaka as Jerry Buote
 * Ritsuo Sawa as Martin
 * Masayuki Kato as Doctor
 * Yutaka Ohyama as Doctor
 * Michiko Hirai as Mrs. Evans
 * Seizo Katou as Mr. Russell
 * Mahito Tsujimura as School Headmaster
 * Ryûsuke Shiomi as Stationmaster
 * Michio Hazama as Narrator

Behind the scenes

 * Some of the trees in the animation are believed to be Japanese cherry blossom trees, but are actually the island's apple blossom trees.