Super Mario Bros.: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!

Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! (Japanese: スーパーマリオブラザーズ ピーチ姫救出大作戦!, Hepburn: Sūpā Mario Burazāzu: Piichi-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!) is a 1986 Japanese animated adventure comedy film, based on the Super Mario Bros. video game. Directed by Masami Hata and produced by Masakatsu Suzuki and Tsunemasa Hatano, the plot centers on Mario and Luigi, who go on a quest to save Princess Toadstool from King Koopa, after she escapes from her video game.[1] It is notable for being the first movie based on a video game, a distinction shared with Running Boy: Star Soldier's Secret, as it released on the same day, and predating the live-action Super Mario Bros. movie by seven years.[2]

Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!
VHS cover
Directed byMasami Hata
Written byHideo Takayashiki
Based onSuper Mario Bros.
by Nintendo
Produced byMasakatsu Suzuki
Tsunemasa Hatano
CinematographyHorofumi Kumagai
Edited byKenichi Takashima
Music byToshiyuki Kimori
Koji Kondo
Production
companies
Grouper Productions
Nintendo
Shochiku-Fuji Company
Distributed byShochiku-Fuji Company
Release date
July 20, 1986
Running time
61 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

The film opens with Mario playing his video game on Nintendo Entertainment System. Suddenly, Mario witnesses a girl on the TV screen crying for help from the enemies attacking her and escapes by jumping out of the TV. After the enemies left, the girl reveals herself as Princess Toadstool. Just then, King Koopa appears and jumps out of the TV. Despite Mario's battling attempts, King Koopa successfully captures Toadstool and takes her back into Mushroom Kingdom. Shortly afterward, Mario discovers a small necklace that Toadstool left on the floor.

The next day while he and his younger brother Luigi are working at a grocery store, they realize that the necklace Toadstool dropped becomes a matter of concern for Mario. Luigi then regards it as the "Visionary Jewel from the Country of Treasure". Soon, Dumpling Dog, a small dog-like entity, wanders into the store and snatches the necklace from Mario, prompting him and Luigi to pursue him into the Mushroom Kingdom.

When the Mario Bros. arrive, an mushroom hermit admits that King Koopa has taken over the kingdom and is turning the helpless citizens into coins. He also reveals that Friday the 13th is the marriage between King Koopa and Toadstool. The mushroom hermit advises the Mario Bros. to find the three powers; Super Mushroom, Fire Flower, and Super Star, in order to defeat King Koopa and save Toadstool.

After a long journey and overcoming the many perilous obstacles, the Mario Bros. eventually acquire all the three powers by Friday the 13th. That night, Mario arrives at King Koopa's castle just as the wedding of King Koopa and Toadstool started. With the help of the three powers, Mario successfully defeats King Koopa, and his magic is destroyed, turning the Mushroom Kingdom back to normal. When Mario gives Toadstool's necklace back to her, Dumpling Dog arrives in his true form, Prince Haru of the Flower Kingdom. Haru admits that it was King Koopa who turned him into Dumpling Dog. He also reveals to the Mario Bros. that he and Toadstool are betrothed to each other and are fated to marry no matter what. Heartbroken, Mario decides to leave the Mushroom Kingdom to allow Toadstool to marry Haru as previously planned. After a tearful farewell from Toadstool, the Mario Bros. are seen leaving the Mushroom Kingdom, making their long journey home.

In a post-credits scene, a customer who appeared earlier in the film visits the grocery store, only to discover that King Koopa and his minions are now working there as punishment. She is visibly overjoyed with better service.

Voice cast
CharacterVoice actor
MarioTōru Furuya
LuigiYū Mizushima
Princess Peach ToadstoolMami Yamase
King Koopa (Bowser)Akiko Wada
Prince HaruMasami Kikuchi
Mushroom HermitKōhei Miyauchi
Lakitu
Miss Endless		Junko Hori
Hammer Bros.Keaton Yamada
Dumpling DogShigeru Chiba
ToadetteYuriko Yamamoto
ToadHiroko Emori
GoombaHiroko Maruyama and Kazue Komiya
Koopa Paratroopa parentReiko Nakano
Paratroopa childHiromi Ōnishi
Chiemi Matsumoto
Maki Itō
Koopa TroopaTetsuo Mizutori and Masaharu Satō
Koopa PriestJōji Yanami

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was scored by Toshiyuki Kimori. The film's soundtrack consists of these songs, among others:[3]

  • Doki-Doki Do It! by Mirai Douji
  • Doki-Doki Do It! (Rock'n Roll Version) by Mirai Douji
  • Adieu My Love (アデュー・マイラブ, Adyū Mai Rabu) by Mami Yamase
  • Crystal Ball (水晶玉, Suishō Tama) by Mami Yamase

Additionally, the film uses music and sound effects from the video game Super Mario Bros. An LP was released.

Production and release
The original 1986 VHS release (left) and the 2022 FemboyFilms restoration (right)

In 1986, Mario was already popular in Japan, so Grouper Productions collaborated with Nintendo to produce a Mario movie. To advertise the anime, they released Mario phone cards, watches, rice containers, ramen noodles, a manga, an art book, three riddle books, a picture book, and an original soundtrack released on both vinyl & cassette. On July 20, 1986, the anime came out in theaters across Japan. VAP Video later released the film on retail VHS and Betamax cassettes in Japan. There have been no international releases, and no DVD or Blu-ray releases.[4] In July 2021, Carnivol released a scan of the 16mm film on YouTube.[5] In the description, Carnivol announced that restoration group FemboyFilms will restore the film in 4K.[6] FemboyFilms released their final 4K restoration on April 16, 2022.[7][8]

References
  1. O'Neal, Chris (April 12, 2020). "Super Mario Bros. at 35: A Look Back at the Series' Anime Legacy". CBR.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. Guinness World Records 2016: Gamer's Edition. Guinness World Records. 2015. p. 155. ISBN 978-1910561096. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. Kimori, Toshiyuki. "Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!". Discogs. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  4. Plunkett, Luke (April 19, 2012). "There was a Good Super Mario Bros. Movie. Let's Watch it!". Kotaku. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  5. Plunkett, Luke (July 20, 2021). "1986's Super Mario Bros. Movie Is Being Painstakingly Restored, Now In 4K". Kotaku. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  6. Tagliaferri, Simone (July 21, 2021). "Super Mario Bros.: in restauro in 4K il film animato del 1986". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  7. Reeve, Justin (April 18, 2022). "Fans Restore Legendary Super Mario Bros. Animated Film From 1986". TheGamer. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  8. Fingas, Jon (April 18, 2022). "Nintendo's Super Mario anime has been remastered in 4K to confuse a new generation". Engadget. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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