The Story of Life Insurance. Release As of July 2011, a transfer of the film by Atlas International is available on DVD-Video, with both the English and Japanese audio but only dubtitles, from Hen's Tooth Video . Soundtrack ミュージカル・ファンタジィ"ジャックと豆の木" was released in Japan in July 1974. Catalog# AQ-4001. Track listing タイトル・口上（左 とん平） 朝の歌（ジャックと豆の木・オリジナルキャスト） 生きて行くきまり（ア・ティムス） 豆売りの曲 奇跡の歌（山本リンダ） 完全にしあわせ（山本リンダ） 私は何でも知っている（一谷伸江） 食べては駄目よ（一谷伸江） チューのスキャット（ア・ティムス＋ジャックと豆の木・オリジナルキャスト） お前はみにくい（悠木千帆(＝樹木希林)） おあいにくさま（市村正親） これが成功の道（上村一夫） これが男の道（上村一夫） 長い間の夢（悠木千帆） 愛してますか（日下武史） もとへ戻りなさい（ア・ティムス） 巨人さんこちら（市村正親） さよならジャック（山本リンダ＋ジャックと豆の木・オリジナルキャスト） 追い出しの歌（左 とん平） Reception The English-dubbed version received mixed opinions from U.S. critics. Henry Herx wrote in his Family Guide to Movies on Video: "Its songs are insipid and the animation rather primitive[;] still it moves along at a lively enough pace and may amuse younger children." Richard Eder of The New York Times remarked: "The lines are blurry, the colors muddy, and the action is blocklike. When the characters' lips move up and down, the words come out sideways." He ended his short review with this comment: "It is the kind of thing grandfathers are sent out to send their grandchildren to. They will sit silently, side by side, and a quiet loathing will come up between them." In 2010, Michael R. Pitts said that the songs are "forgettable". Conversely, the writers of Jerry Beck's Animated Movie Guide hailed it as "A successful Japanese emulation of American fairy tale theatrical cartoon features with many delightful songs", and gave it four stars. References External links Jack and the Beanstalk (1974) at The Internet Movie Database Jack to Mame no Ki: Animemorial AniPages Daily: Jack and the Beanstalk Cartoon Brew TV #12: Anime Trailers 1974 films 1974 animated films 1974 anime films 1970s musical films Animated musical films Anime and manga based on fairy tales Columbia Pictures films Columbia Pictures animated films 1974 directorial debut films Films based on Jack and the Beanstalk Films directed by Gisaburō Sugii Group TAC Japanese animated fantasy films Japanese animated science fiction films Japanese musical fantasy films Rock musicals Films about hypnosis 1970s children's animated films 1970s American films