The Pied Piper 1971 FY026-26VC Japan LD Donovan ハメルンの笛吹き Pioneer Bilingual

This is the Japanese Pioneer Bilingual LaserDisc release of The Pied Piper (ハメルンの笛吹き), catalog number FY026-26VC, published by Laser Disc Corporation / Pioneer. Directed by Jacques Demy and starring Donovan as the Pied Piper alongside Donald Pleasence, Jack Wild, John Hurt, and Michael Hordern, this is an early bilingual pressing featuring both English and Japanese audio. The jacket interior includes complete song lyrics in both English and Japanese. No OBI strip present. The cover shows age-related yellowing to the white/cream borders typical of early 1980s Pioneer LaserVision pressings.

Format Details:

Catalog #: FY026-26VC

Publisher: Laser Disc Corporation / Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Made in Japan

Format: CLV, 1 disc (2 sides), approximately 90 minutes

Aspect Ratio: Full frame (ViscoVision/standard)

Audio: Bilingual (English / Japanese)

Video: Color / NTSC

Subtitles: None (bilingual audio tracks)

Year/Country of Film: 1971, UK

About the Film:

The Pied Piper was directed by Jacques Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) and produced by David Puttnam and Sanford Lieberson. Folk musician Donovan stars as the legendary pipe player who saves the medieval town of Hamelin from a plague of rats, with a score composed and performed by Donovan himself. The film also features John Hurt and Jack Wild in supporting roles. It is a celebrated and visually distinctive fairy-tale film from the early 1970s British art cinema scene.

Condition:

Cover/sleeve: Age-related yellowing to borders — typical of early Pioneer LaserVision era pressings; artwork intact

OBI strip: Not present

Inner sleeve: Present with bilingual song lyrics

Disc: Clean, no visible scratches; Pioneer label shows clearly

No factory seal — open/used copy

Shipping:

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