January — Twelve Months Character Profile

About January

A personification of the month who initially appears as a mysterious old man in the forest. He tests Anja's character and grants her the flowers due to her kindness.

Character Facts

Played by

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Appears in

Twelve Months (1980)

Role

Minor

More characters from Twelve Months

• Anja (Shinobu Otake)
• Queen (Ai Kanzaki)
• Stepmother (Tokuko Sugiyama)
• Stepmother's daughter (Mariko Mukai)
• Young soldier (voice) (Koji Yakusho)
• Professor (Ichiro Nagai)
• Additional voice (Hidekatsu Shibata)
• Prime Minister (Masashi Amenomori)
• Officer (Daisuke Ryū)
• April (Katsuji Mori)
• Soldier (Masato Yamanouchi)