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form y separately published work icon Deltora Quest series - publisher   film/TV   fantasy   children's  
Alternative title: Derutora kuesuto
Adaptation of Deltora Quest Emily Rodda , 2000 series - author children's fiction
Note: The Canadian script-writers responsible for the English-language version: Baldwin is credited with translation and Barry with script adaptation.
Issue Details: First known date: 2007-2008... 2007-2008 Deltora Quest
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Film Details - Genco, Inc. ; DCI Los Angeles ; Ocean Productions , 2007-2008

Producers:

Shinji Hara (Japanese version); Yukio Kusumoto and Dennis Hrehoriac (English-language version).

Production Companies:

Genco Inc. (Japanese version) and DCI Los Angeles in association with Ocean Productions (English-language version).

Director of Photography:

Mitsunobu Yoshida.

Editors:

Tomoki Nagasaka.

Music:

Kô Ôtani (Japanese version); Scottie Morgidon (English-language version).

Cast:

Japanese cast: Ayahi Takagaki (Jasmine), Ryosuke Sakamaki (Lief), Yuusaku Yara (Barda), Banjou Ginga (The Shadow Lord), Chigusa Ikeda (Filli), Haruhi Terada (Queen Sharn), Hidetoshi Nakamura (Jarred), Masashi Ebara (Fallow), Miyako Ito (Kree), Satsuki Yukino (Anna), Yasunori Matsumoto (King Endon), Chafurin (Gelick), Chigusa Ikeda (Mother), Cho (Ferdinand), Daiki Nakamura (Jinx), Daisuke Gouri (Ikabod), Fumihiko Tachiki (Glock), Hirofumi Nojima (Rai), Hiroshi Naka (Fa-grin), Junji Majima (Manus), Junko Hori (Apple Park Old Lady), Junpei Morita (Joker), Kaho Kouda (Jasmine's Mother), Katsuhisa Houki (The Enigmatic Giant), Kaya Miyake (Girl and Gla-thon), Kazuhiro Nakata (Reeah), Kenyuu Horiuchi (Tom), Koichi Sakaguchi (Owen), Kouzou Mito (Li-nan), Kurumi Mamiya (Prin), Mitsuki Saiga (Dain), Miyako Ito (Joanna), Noriko Shitaya (Francoise), Rie Kugimiya (Neridah), Rio Natsuki (Elsa), Saki Nakajima (Tira), Shozo Iizuka (Soldeen), Takako Honda (young King Endon), Tesshô Genda (Goru), and Toshiko Fujita (Thaegen).

English-language cast: Cole Howard (Lief), Laura Rushfeldt (Jasmine), Tom Edwards (Barda), Tony Valdez (Filli and Kree), Chris Heward (Jarred), Glenn Howard (Giant), Kris Rundle (Anna), Michael Shepherd (Shadow Lord), Shannon Casorso (Neridah), Stewart Burdette (Fallow), Glenn Howard (Grey Guards), Jae Boucher (Girl), Mary-lou Drachenberg (Jasmine's Mother), Michelle Warkentin (Woman), Roger Rhodes (Grey Guards), and Stewart Burdette (Grey Guards).

Release Dates:

6 January 2007 (Japan); 1 May 2010 (Australia).

Notes:

List of episodes (English-language title, followed by Japanese title):
1. The Adventure Begins (リーフ冒険の旅へ Rīfu, Bōken no Tabi e)
2. Jasmine, Girl of the Forests (森の少女ジャスミン Mori no Shōjo Jasumin)
3. The Golden Knight (黄金の騎士ゴール Ōgon no Kishi Gōru)
4. The Enigmatic Giant (ナゾナゾ巨人の呪い Nazonazo Kyojin no Noroi)
5. Nu and Doj's Trap (ニジとドッジのわな Nij to Doj no Wana)
6. The Monster in the Lake of Tears (嘆きの湖にすむ怪物 Nageki no Mizuumi ni Sumu Kaibutsu)
7. Sorceress Thaegan (魔女テーガン現る Majo Tēgan Arawaru)
8. Tom's Curious Shop (トムのふしぎな店 Tomu no Fushigi na Mise)
9. Noradz the Clean (クリーンチュルナイ Kurīn Churunai)
10. Escape (牢獄からの脱出 Rōgoku kara no Dasshutsu)
11. Cross the River (はばひろ川を渡れ Habahirogawa wo Watare)
12. The King of the Rats (ラット・シティの王 Ratto Shiti no Ō)
13. Endon and Jarred (エンドンとジャード Endon to Jādo)
14. The Stolen Gems (うばわれた宝石 Ubawareta Hōseki)
15. Good Luck! Bad Luck! (運がいい? わるい? Un ga ii? Warui?)
16. The Rithmere Games (リスメア競技大会 Risumea Kyōgi Taikai)
17. Test of Endurance (戦え! 戦えリーフ Tatakae! Tatakae Rīfu)
18. Jasmine vs. Doom (ジャスミンと謎の男 Jasumin to Nazo no Otoko)
19. The Boy from the Resistance (レジスタンスの少年 Rejisutansu no Shōnen)
20. The Shifting Sands (うごめく砂の怪物 Ugomeku Suna no Kaibutsu)
21. The Heavenly Stone (神の石ラピスラズリ Kami no Ishi Rapisu Razuri)
22. Thaegan's Return (魔女テーガンの復活 Majo Tēgan no Fukkatsu)
23. Thaegan's Trap ( 恐怖テーガンのわな Kyōfu Tēgan no Wana)
24. Meeting Prin (プリンとの出会い Purin tono Deai)
25. Kin to the Air (キンよ飛べ! 大空へ Kin yo Tobe! Ōzora e)
26. Vraal Attack (急襲! 怪物ブラール Kyūshū! Kaibutsu Burāru)
27. Trapped under Dread Mountain (恐怖の山にひそむ者 Kyōfu no Yama ni Hisomu Mono)
28. The Great Gellick! (巨大ゲリックを倒せ Kyodai Gerikku wo Taose)
29. End Of The Carn Squad (カーン部隊を叩け! Kān Butai wo Tatake!)
30. The Mysterious Ols (新たなる怪物オル Aratanaru Kaibutsu Oru)
31. Goodbye, Jasmine (さよならジャスミン Sayonara, Jasumin)
32. The River Queen (リバークイーン号 Ribā Kuīn-Gō)
33. Pirate Attack (リーフ、危機一髪 Rīfu, Kikiippatsu)
34. The Pirate's Feast (盗賊たちのうたげ Tōzoku-tachi no Utage)
35. Maze of the Beast (怪物グルーの洞くつ Kaibutsu Gurū no Doukutsu)
36. Sorceress Thaegan is Back! (魔女テーガンの逆襲 Majo Tēgan no Gyakushū)
37. Mirror Of Fear (テーガンと子ども達 Tēgan to Kodomo-tachi)
38. Sorcerer Oacus (魔導士オーカス現る Madoushi Ōkasu Arawaru)
39. The Vow of the Torans (トーラ族の誓い Tōra-zoku no Chikai)
40. The Valley of the Lost (いましめの谷の番人 Imashime no Tani no Bannin)
41. The Last Gem (最後のダイヤモンド Saigo no Daiyamondo)
42. The Seven Gems United (七つの宝石が集う時 Nanatsu no Hōseki ga Tsudou Toki)
43. Nevets Goes Wild (スカール大暴走! Sukāru Daibōsō)
44. Battle of Withick Mire (ベタクサ村の攻防 Betakusa Mura no Kōbō)
45. The Oath (リーフ、誓いの儀式 Rīfu, Chikai no Gishiki)
46. Last Battle of Fire (宿敵オーカスの最後 Shukuteki Ōkasu no Saigo)
47. The Seven Tribes (進撃せよ! 七部族 Shingekise yo! Shichi Buzoku)
48. Who is Dain? (親友デインの正体 Shin'yuu Dein no Shōtai)
49. The Fight for Freedom (決死の救出作戦 Kesshi no Kyūshutsu Sakusen)
50. Who's the Next King? (真実の世継ぎは誰? Shinjitsu no Yotsugi wa Dare?)
51. Battle of the Ak-Babas (決戦アクババ軍団 Kessen Akubaba Gundan)
52. When the Seven Gems Shine (七つの宝石の輝く時 Nanatsu no Hōseki no Kagayaku Toki)

The final thirteen episodes of the series depart from the books, the narrative of which ended with episode 52. They are not included in the English-language version of the series.

53. On an Adventurous Journey Again (ふたたび冒険の旅へ Futatabi Bouken no Tabi e)
54. Jasmine Returns to the Forest (ジャスミン森へ帰る Jasumin Mori e Kaeru)
55. Trap of the Underground Labyrinth (地下迷宮のワナ Chika Meikyū no Wana)
56. Filli in a Big Pinch? (フィリの大ピンチ? Firi no Dai Pinchi?)
57. The Solitary Guards (独りぼっちの憲兵団 Hitoribocchi no Kenpeidan)
58. House-sitting at Tom's Shop (トムの店でお留守番 Tomu no Mise de o-Rusuban)
59. Prin's First Love (プリンはじめての恋 Purin Hajimete no Koi)
60. The Pirates of the River Tor (トル川の盗賊たち Torugawa no Tōzokutachi)
61. The Stolen Belt (奪われたベルト Ubawareta Beruto)
62. The Promise that Lief Kept (リーフの守った約束 Rīfu no Mamotta Yakusoku)
63. Neridah and Jasmine (ネリダとジャスミン Nerida to Jasumin)
64. The House Where Ols Lurk (オルのひそむ館 Oru no Hisomu Kan)
65. Deltora Forever (デルトラよ永遠に Derutora yo Eien ni)

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