Piconzé | |
Director: | Ype Nakashima |
Producer: | Silvio Renoldi Mário Araújo Ype Nakashima |
Editing: | Silvio Renoldi |
Cinematography: | Shigueru Tomosada Ryoji Ueno |
Studio: | Telstar Filmes |
Distributor: | Distar Filmes |
Runtime: | 80 minutes |
Country: | Brazil |
Language: | Portuguese |
Budget: | Cr$ 400,000[1] |
Piconzé is a 1973 Brazilian animated film written and directed by Ype Nakashima. It's the first color animated Brazilian feature film.
The story is set in a village called Green Valley, where Piconzé lives with his friends: Papo Louro the parrot and Chico Leitão the pig. When Gustavo Bigodão kidnaps Maria Esmeralda, Piconzé's girlfriend, the three set off to the rescue. Along the way, they encounter a dragon and a witch, crossing the kingdom of Saci.[2]