is an anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 film by Telecable Benelux B.V.. The film is based on the novel Comet in Moominland

Comet in Moominland

Comet In Moominland is the second in the series of Tove Jansson's Moomin books, published in 1946....

 by Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 illustrator and writer Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson

Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is best known as the author of the Moomin books.- Biography :...

, originally published in Swedish

Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

. It was first released in Japan in 1992 as triple-feature with 2 shorter films. It has never released for English. It takes place before the events of the TV series, just after the moomin family had moved into Moominvalley.

Plot

Before the film, Moomin

Moomintroll

Moomintroll is the main character in the Moomin books by Tove Jansson. He lives in the Moominhouse together with his father Moominpappa and his mother Moominmamma and has a keen spirit of adventure. Moomintroll is a 'moomin' - a little white troll with a hippopotamus-like big round nose.His best...

 and his parents Moominpappa

Moominpappa

Moominpappa - is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson.Orphaned in his youth, Moominpappa is a somewhat restless soul who left the orphanage to venture out into the world but has now settled down, determined to be a responsible father to his family: his wife...

 and Moominmamma

Moominmamma

Moominmamma is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson.Moominmamma is married to Moominpappa and is the mother of Moomintroll. She very rarely gets cross and takes even the most distressing circumstances in her stride...

 have moved to Moominvalley

Moominvalley

Moominvalley is a fictional place, where the Moomins live in the tales by Finnish author Tove Jansson.Especially in the early books Moominvally is depicted as a beautiful place with green slopes, rivers, fruit trees, flowers and a place for calm and peaceful life as in the tradition of pastoral...

 and built a their house.

Moomin, Little My

Little My

Little My is a character in the Moomin series of books by Tove Jansson. She first appears in the fourth book, The Exploits of Moominpappa . She is a small, determined and fiercely independent Mymble. When she wants something done, she does it straight away...

 and Sniff

Sniff

Sniff is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Moomintroll's immature friend and later adopted brother. He is the son of the Muddler and the Fuzzy. He is one of the few characters in the Moomin series who is sincerely interested in money, and is always on the...

 went to the beach to find shells for Moomimamma who intends surrounded by flowerbeds. In a trip Sniff found the cave. The same evening it was raining, Moominmamma give Moomintroll pearl, which he could give to someone for which he cared. Moomin knew him talking about a girl, and doesn't believed that would happen. Surprisingly, Muskrat request a place to stay because his home on riverbank was destroyed, where the same day Moominpappa had build the bridge. Muskrat is a philosopher who smelled something strange recently, and argues that the current rain is not natural raining. The next day, Muskrat's words come true, because the rain was black and according to Muskrat that it was soot from space. To entire valley of the people, he notes that the Final Judgment would fall upon them on. Later same day at the dinner table, he tells to Moomins about galaxies, their homeworld, and its fate. He believes that threat is coming from space.

Moominpappa gets the idea about astronomical observatory of lonely mountains, where is a telescope which sees far into space. The next morning, Moomin, Little My and Sniff leaving the valley toward the lonely mountains. On the way they meet Snufkin

Snufkin

Snufkin is a character in the Moomin series of books authored by Swedish-speaking Finn Tove Jansson, appearing in six of the nine books...

 for the first time when he played the harmonica in a tent close to the river. Snufkin have heard about the comet

Comet

A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...

, which could crush to earth at any time and joins the group. On the way he also tells the old crater that is filled with garnets. Later Sniff is visiting on crater, the aim of garnets to himself. But the large granite monster attacks to Sniff, which Sniff survives for luck and at the same time losing all his food. After that they climb the steep mountains along the observatory, while Moomin found the golden anklet. Snufkin knew, that the anklet belongs to the Snork Maiden

Snork Maiden

The Snork Maiden is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. She is a member of the species known as Snorks, and is the sister of the Snork and Moomintroll's beloved, although their relationship is very innocent...

, who also was probably traveling with his brother to observatory to investigate the comet.

They arrived at the astronomical observatory, where they find out the comet is colliding after two days. On the way back to home, Moomin saves the Snork Maiden

Snork Maiden

The Snork Maiden is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. She is a member of the species known as Snorks, and is the sister of the Snork and Moomintroll's beloved, although their relationship is very innocent...

 and her brother Snork from carnivorous tree's jaws. They also joins the group. On the way they pass through the bottom of the ocean, which comet had been sucked dry. Here Sniff found an old pocket knife and Snorkmaiden saves Moomintroll and Snufkin from a giant octopus in sunken ship. They eventually reach the Moominvalley which all residents are moving to safe because of the comet. After that Moomin and friends meet Hemulen

Hemulen

Hemulens are a species of characters in the Moomin series of books by Swedish-speaking Finnish author Tove Jansson. Hemulens feature in several of the books. One Hemulen collects butterflies, and another is an avid skier...

, which is a philatelist. After survived the hurricane, they arrive in Moomin House, where Moominpapa and Moominmamma are waiting and starts celebrated the Moomin's birthday. Then they decide to move to Sniff cave. Sniff is lost during the move when he saw the kitten and he was followed him by with a piece of Moomin's birthday cake. The comet was already approaching the valley, but Moomin and Snufkin tried to find Sniff and eventually found him in the last minute. The comet was almost crashing the earth, but changes the direction of upward rotation of the circle from it.

Many hours later, the sun returns to shine and the sea comes back and all Moomins and their friends are celebrating it on the beach. At same time Moomin give to the Snork Maiden a pearl, which he got from Moominmama in the beginning of film. After that, he got a kiss from the Snork Maiden.

Cast

Role	Japanese voice actor	Finnish voice actor
Moomin Moomintroll Moomintroll is the main character in the Moomin books by Tove Jansson. He lives in the Moominhouse together with his father Moominpappa and his mother Moominmamma and has a keen spirit of adventure. Moomintroll is a 'moomin' - a little white troll with a hippopotamus-like big round nose.His best...	Minami Takayama Minami Takayama is a popular Japanese singer and voice actress. She was married to manga artist Gosho Aoyama on May 5, 2005 but they divorced on December 10, 2007. Minami is also a member of the pop group Two-Mix, and a part of DoCo when it was active....	Rabbe Smedlund
Moominpappa Moominpappa Moominpappa - is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson.Orphaned in his youth, Moominpappa is a somewhat restless soul who left the orphanage to venture out into the world but has now settled down, determined to be a responsible father to his family: his wife...	Akio Ohtsuka Akio Ohtsuka is a Japanese actor and voice actor from the Tokyo Metropolitan area. He is currently attached to Mausu Promotion.The astringent and calm quality of his voice has landed him many roles in films, dubbing, animation, and video games...	Matti Ruohola Matti Ruohola Matti Santeri Ruohola is a Finnish comic actor and voice actor.Ruohola began acting as early as 1965 and has made several appearances in mostly film but Finnish television also always in comedy...
Moominmamma Moominmamma Moominmamma is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson.Moominmamma is married to Moominpappa and is the mother of Moomintroll. She very rarely gets cross and takes even the most distressing circumstances in her stride...	Ikuko Tani Ikuko Tani is a Japanese actress, seiyū and narrator from Tōkyō attached to Mausu Promotion. She is best known for her roles in Tanoshii Moomin Ikka , SpongeBob SquarePants and the Japanese dubs of the Harry Potter films .-Television animation:*Cowboy Bebop *Ghost Hound *Ginga...	Ulla Tapaninen
Little My Little My Little My is a character in the Moomin series of books by Tove Jansson. She first appears in the fourth book, The Exploits of Moominpappa . She is a small, determined and fiercely independent Mymble. When she wants something done, she does it straight away...	Rei Sakuma Rei Sakuma is a Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce. She is best known in Japan for her voice work in the long running children's series Soreike! Anpanman; her most famous role in the English-speaking world, however, is probably as the Chinese Amazon Shampoo in Ranma ½.-Notable voice roles:*Akabon...	Elina Salo Elina Salo Elina Salo is a Finnish film, theatre and television actress who has also done work in radio as a voice actor in children’s programming. In her career that began in 1956, Salo has appeared in over 50 films and television shows but she is best known for her work in Aki Kaurismäki’s films. She has...
Sniff Sniff Sniff is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Moomintroll's immature friend and later adopted brother. He is the son of the Muddler and the Fuzzy. He is one of the few characters in the Moomin series who is sincerely interested in money, and is always on the...	Ryusei Nakao Ryusei Nakao , known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor, singer, and voice actor from Tōkyō Metropolis, Japan. He is attached to 81 Produce. He has also worked under the name of ....	Jyrki Kovaleff
Snufkin Snufkin Snufkin is a character in the Moomin series of books authored by Swedish-speaking Finn Tove Jansson, appearing in six of the nine books...	Takehito Koyasu Takehito Koyasu is a Japanese voice actor.-Career:Koyasu is part of the voice actor quartet Weiß consisting of Weiß Kreuz voice castmates Shinichiro Miki, Tomokazu Seki, and Yuuki Hiro...	Pertti Koivula
Snork Maiden Snork Maiden The Snork Maiden is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. She is a member of the species known as Snorks, and is the sister of the Snork and Moomintroll's beloved, although their relationship is very innocent...	Mika Kanai Mika Kanai is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She is currently attached to Ken Production. Her pet name is . She is best known for her roles in Idol Tenshi Yōkoso Yōko , Tanoshii Mūmin Ikka , Goldfish Warning! , Soreike! Anpanman , Yadamon , After War Gundam X , Tokyo...	Misa Palander
Snork	Yasuyuki Hirata	Ilkka Merivaara
Hemulen Hemulen Hemulens are a species of characters in the Moomin series of books by Swedish-speaking Finnish author Tove Jansson. Hemulens feature in several of the books. One Hemulen collects butterflies, and another is an avid skier...	Minoru Yada Minoru Yada is a Japanese voice actor.-Anime:*Professor Shikishima in Tetsujin 28-go *Silas in Adventures of Tom Sawyer *Grandpa in Kashi no Ki Mokku...	Tapio Hämäläinen Tapio Hämäläinen Eemil Tapio "Tapsa" Hämäläinen was a Finnish actor. He was a theater counsellor....
The Muskrat	Masato Yamanouchi Masato Yamanouchi Masato Yamanouchi was a seiyū who died on April 7, 2003 due to complications from lung cancer just four days after his 74th birthday.-Notable voice roles:...	Markku Huhtamo Markku Huhtamo Markku Huhtamo is a Finnish actor.Huhtamo entered film in 1977 and has appeared in over 30 Finnish films and TV series between then and the present although mostly in film....
The Mymble's Daughter	Yūko Kobayashi Yuko Kobayashi is a Japanese seiyū who was born on February 6, 1961 in Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with 81 Produce and is married to fellow seiyu Mitsuaki Hoshino.-Notable voice roles:*Washu Hakubi in Tenchi Muyo*Shigeru in Pokémon...	Leena Uotila
Fillyjonk	Sumi Shimamoto Sumi Shimamoto , real name , is a veteran Japanese voice actress born on December 8, 1954, in Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from the Toho Gakuen School of Music, she joined Gekidan Seinenza, a theatrical acting troupe...	Leena Uotila
Police Officer	Takaya Hashi Takaya Hashi is a Japanese voice actor and actor affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company. His real name is '.-Television animation:*Allison & Lillia *D.Gray-man *Elemental Gelade...	Tapio Hämäläinen Tapio Hämäläinen Eemil Tapio "Tapsa" Hämäläinen was a Finnish actor. He was a theater counsellor....
Narrator Narrator A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...	Emiko Shiratori Emiko Shiratori Emiko Shiratori is a Japanese singer. She sang in the Sapporo Winter Olympics and the Nagano Winter Olympics . She is also the wife of Sumio Shiratori and mother of singer Maika Shiratori....

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