Tokyo's Coolest Sound

There's a new Cheburashka movie around the corner, starting in theaters here on December 18 (movie official site)! Made mainly by Japanese staff, the movie consists of a remake of "Gena The Crocodile" (original 1969), plus two brand new episodes that translate to "Cheburashka and the circus" and "Shapoklyak's consultation office".

Coming at the same time as the movie is this new soundtrack. It features "Cheburashka no uta" produced by Konishi Yasuharu, a new version of the song heard on "Cheburashka Tokyo no kyujitsu" released last year.

This led me to find out about another compilation out a month before, "boku wa Cheburashka" with a remix by Collette and more, find details below.

Original Soundtrack "Чебурашка и Цирк ~ Circus ga yatte kita ~"
オリジナル・サウンドトラック 「チェブラーシカ イ ツィルク ～サーカスがやってきた～」

1. Cheburashka no uta (new version)
2. tanjōbi no uta
3. aoi ressha
4. dai suki Cheburashka (image song)
5. tomodachi no uta
6. "wani no Gena" no Theme
7. Shapoklyak no uta
8. tomodachi no ie no Theme
9. Cheburashka suki! (image song)
10. Cheburashka no uta
11. tanjōbi no uta (new version)
12. "wani no Gena" no Theme (piano inst.)
13. aoi ressha (Ending theme of international movie "Cheburashka")
14. Cheburashka no uta (Karaoke)
15. dai suki Cheburashka (Karaoke)
16. Cheburashka suki! (Karaoke)

Musica Cheburashka CHEB-3002
Out 12/18, ¥1715 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Amazon, HMV, Tower Records (Japan only) ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Original Soundtrack "Ya Cheburashka ~ boku wa Cheburashka ~"
オリジナル・サウンドトラック 「ヤ・チェブラーシカ～僕はチェブラーシカ～」

1. Prologue ~ Cheburashka no uta ~
2. tanjōbi no uta / Vladimir Nakhabtsev
3. "wani no Gena" no Theme
4. Cheburashka no uta / Larisa Brofman(?)
5. aoi ressha / Vladimir Nakhabtsev
6. Cheburashka no uta / Enomoto Kurumi
7. Interlude ~ aoi ressha ~
8. Cheburashka no uta (n.o.s.t.a.l.g.i.c remix (remixed by D.O.K.I)
9. tanjōbi no uta (Collette Remix (remixed by COLLETTE))
10. aoi ressha (Lostface remix (remixed by Lostface))
11. "wani no Gena" no Theme (piano inst.)
12. tanjōbi no uta (Nite Ride Mix (remixed by Yamauchi Takayuki (The Arrows)))
13. Epilogue ~ aoi ressha ~

Frontier Works CHEB-3001
Out now (11/5), ¥1905 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Amazon, HMV, Tower Records (Japan only) ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

"Cheburashka and the Circus" movie trailer