Side-by-Side Directory: https://mattskuta.com/sbs/ A side-by-side, shot-for-shot visual comparison between the 1939 American live-action feature film, the 1982 Japanese anime film, and the 1986 Japanese anime series adaptations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L.

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

American Live Action Feature Film
Directed by Victor Fleming
Screenplay by Noel Langley & Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf
Adaptation by Noel Langley
From the book by L. Frank Baum
Cinematography by Harold Rosson
Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons
Costume Design by Adrian

The Wizard of Oz (1982)

Japanese Anime Film
Directed by Fumihiko Takayama
Dramatized by Yoshimitsu Banno and Akira Miyazaki
Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum
Production Design by Shichirô Kobayashi

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986–1987)

Japanese Anime Series
Directed by Masaru Tonogouchi
Directed by Hiroshi Saitô
Written by Akira Miyazaki and Takafumi Nagamine and Hiroshi Saitô
Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum
Art Direction by Mariko Kadono

First edition novel by C.S. Lewis