is Japanese

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series by Soeisha (later renamed as Sunrise), which premiered in Japan on

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from April 4, 1975 and finished its run on December 26, 1975, spanning a total of 39 episodes. The title translates to English as "The Star of the Seine" or "The Seine's Star". It is based on Alain Delon's 1963 movie '' La Tulipe noire'' (which, in spite of the title, is based, in name only, on Alexandre Dumas, père's novel ''

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''). It was created by Mitsuru Kaneko, and was directed by Masaaki Ōsumi (episodes 1-26) and

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(episodes 27-39). It was written by Sōji Yoshikawa, while the character designer was

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. The music for the series was composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi.

Plot

The story is set in Paris, on the eve of the French Revolution. The civilians have been suffering under the tyrannical rule of

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. In order to release the people from their suffering, Simone, a young girl whose parents were killed by the aristocrats, decides to challenge the corrupted aristocrats. Covering her face with a red mask and leaving a red carnation as a mark of her presence, Simone is La Seine no Hoshi.

Staff

*Original Creator: Emukei (Mitsuru Kaneko) *Chief Director: Masaaki Ōsumi (episodes 1-26) *Assistant Director, Episode Director and Storyboards: Tetsu Dezaki *Supervising Director: Masaaki Ōsumi (episodes 27-39) *Director:

(episodes 27-39) *Screenplay: Sōji Yoshikawa *Character Design:

*Animation Directors:

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, Hisashi Sakaguchi *Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi *Music Performers:

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and others

Cast

*Simone/La Seine no Hoshi:

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*Robert de Forge/Black Tulip: Taichirō Hirokawa *Danton:

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(a possible reference to Georges Danton) *Zarar:

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*Duke de Forge: Mikio Terashima *Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France:

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*Louis XVI, King of France:

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*Prince Louis Charles: Yoneko Matsukane *Princess Marie Therese:

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*Burierre: Yūji Fujishiro *Francis, Holy Roman Emperor:

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*Hans Kaunitz:

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*Michelle:

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*Crojaille: Shigeyuki Hosokawa *Catherine:

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*Guibon:

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*Duke of Orléans:

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*Milan: Kei Tomiyama *François: Yumi Nakatani *Riyon: Eken Mine *Charlotte:

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*Angélique:

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*Choureau: Sanji Hase *Papa: Kōichi Kitamura *Mama: Ayako Tsuboi *Marquess de Moralle:

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*Narrator: Taichirō Hirokawa

External links

* * {{Sunrise 1975 anime television series debuts Drama anime and manga Shunsuke Kikuchi Fuji TV original programming Sunrise (company) Television series set in the French Revolution Television shows set in Paris Animated television shows based on films