The World of Hans Christian Andersen This film was originally produced in Japan and is a full length animated feature that relates the story of a young Hans Christian Andersen and tells of his efforts to help out his cash strapped shoemaker father and family. This was beautifully produced with a large budget and this delightful film will appeal to anime enthusiasts and a broad general audience as well. It is in terrific color and English language and runs approx. 71 minutes. It is a very innovative film and it was done in full 24 frame cell animation.