1955 · せむしのこうまThe Humpbacked Horse
Semushi no Kōma · Short story · Shōnen
Titles
- Japanese
- せむしのこうま
- Romaji
- Semushi no Kōma
- French
- Le Petit Cheval bossu (translation)
- English
- The Humpbacked Horse (translation)
Period · Genre
- Period
- 1955 (1955/06)
- Type
- Short story
- Genre
- Shōnen
- Themes
- Adaptation of a classic, Adventure & fantasy
Summary
Young Ivan catches the horse that tramples the wheat field; in exchange for its freedom the animal gives him three horses, including a little talking humpbacked colt. Made the king's groom, Ivan must meet the impossible tasks a jealous courtier sets him, catching the firebird or bringing back the Moon princess. After the verse tale by Pyotr Yershov.
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Trivia
- It is the story of the Soviet film The Humpbacked Horse (1947), whose firebird inspired Tezuka's Phoenix [2].
Sources
- 手塚治虫公式サイト « せむしのこうま » tezukaosamu.net/jp/manga/222.html
- 手塚治虫公式サイト « 火の鳥 » tezukaosamu.net/jp/manga/656.html
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