Animation / Family / Short
Japan,
1972, 33 min
Directed by:
Isao TakahataScreenplay:
Hayao MiyazakiCinematography:
Tatsumasa ShimizuCast:
Kazuo Kumakura, Kazuko Sugiyama, Yoshiko Ōta, Yasuo Yamada, Hiroko Maruyama, Yoneko Matsukane, 梶哲也, Osamu Ichikawa, Mine Eken, 沼波輝枝, Reiko Seno, Yôko YamaokaPlots(1)
Mimiko, a seven-year-old girl, is left home alone after seeing her grandmother off on a trip. Returning home, she discovers a pair of pandas — Panny and his father, Papa Panda. Mimiko quickly becomes friends with the pandas and the three form a surrogate family, partaking in numerous adventures in the process. (Shout! Factory)