is a 1978 Japanese animated anthology film that premiered in

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on November 2, 1978. It was released by

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in the United States on May 3, 1979. It is a retelling of stories from ''

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'' by the Roman poet

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, and narration by

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. In all of its five parts, the protagonists are portrayed in the form of a recurring boy and girl.

Production

The film was the between American golden age of

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-influenced anime and Sanrio's second animated release in the US (following their adaptation of ''The Mouse and His Child'' the previous year). Over 170 animators, all employed in Hollywood, worked on it for three years.

Release

''Metamorphoses'' tried to be the rock era's answer to '' Fantasia'', but its original run was critically reviled and closed as soon as it opened. According to many of its crew, many problems with the production, music and plotting were to blame. On May 3, 1979, it was reissued under a new title, ''Winds of Change'', with seven minutes trimmed from the first cut of 89 minutes. This time, the music was composed by Alec R. Costandinos, the disco songs were sung by Arthur Simms and Pattie Brooks and narration by

was added. The five parts: # "

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" # "

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and

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" # "The House of Envy" # "

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" and... # " Phaëton" ...in the original order, were re-arranged and slightly renamed for the new version; the third and last parts remained unmoved. In the ''Winds'' cut, the first two were now "Perseus" and "Actaeon", and the fourth "Orpheus". In addition, the boy was now called Wondermaker, and the girl played different characters in every segment. Greek gods

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and

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were given their Roman names ( Mercury, Diana and

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respectively).

Sources

*Beck, Jerry (2005), pp. 166–7. ''The Animated Movie Guide''. . Chicago Reader Press. Accessed April 9, 2007.

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* (under later title, ''Winds of Change'') * {{DEFAULTSORT:Metamorphoses (Film) 1970s musical fantasy films 1978 anime films 1978 films Japanese animated drama films Animated musical films Japanese anthology films Animated films based on classical mythology Films based on Metamorphoses Animated films set in ancient Greece Films set in classical antiquity Films with live action and animation Japanese independent films Japanese epic films Japanese animated fantasy films Japanese musical fantasy films Japanese rock music films Animated films about shapeshifting Films scored by Billy Goldenberg Sanrio 1970s English-language films Classical mythology in anime and manga English-language musical fantasy films 1978 musical films

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