all sung by Aileen Quinn. "It's Strictly Up to You" (Main theme) "I Dream of Home" "A Wizard of a Day" Release and home media Although it was produced for a theatrical release, the film was eventually released in Japan straight to VHS, Betamax and on satellite television (CS) on July 1, 1982. It was also broadcast on AT-X as early as December 19, 2002. The English version of this film, edited by Johann Lowenberg and produced by John Danylkiw, appeared on television and home video in the United States on October, 9 1983. Alan L. Gleitsman was the executive producer of Alan Enterprises, which did the English dub for the North American release. New Hope Entertainment was also involved in producing the English-dubbed version. It was distributed in English-speaking countries and territories, including the United States and Canada, by Alan Enterprises. Paramount Home Video released the English dubbed version on VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc, and CED in 1983 and on VHS in 1991. However, the film was shown in cinemas in some countries in the 1980s, such as Czechoslovakia and Spain or in Latin America. The film was dubbed into the Czech and Slovak language except for the songs, which were performed by Japanese singers (from the original Japanese music version). Some other foreign dubs, such as the Italian, Spanish and Greek versions, had this premise edit as well, while the French, Dutch and Hungarian dubs had their own rendition of the songs. Except for a Polish Japanese-language DVD the movie never got an official DVD release in any other country. See also The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a 1986 Japanese anime adaptation of Oz The Wizard of Oz adaptations — other adaptations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz References External links The Wizard of Oz at Anime News Network Review at Anime News Network, June 17 2003 1982 films 1982 anime films Toho animated films 1980s Japanese-language films Topcraft Animated films based on The Wizard of Oz 1982 animated films Toho films Japanese animated fantasy films Japanese fantasy adventure films Films about witchcraft 1980s children's animated films Films directed by Fumihiko Takayama