Release Date

15 Jul, 1978

Runtime

01:56: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

In the Quest of the Northern Sun

Director Koreyoshi Kurahara chronicles a year in the lives of Flep and Leila, two foxes living in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, where the freezing winters are long and the mild summers short. After Flep defeats another male fox to become Leila's lifelong partner, they mate and raise a litter of five kits. With their family complete, the group must contend with human interference in their habitat, such as chicken farms and snowmobiles, and struggle against the debilitating cold of winter. The animals experience both triumph and tragedy, as the law of this harsh land proves – only the strong survive.

Original Title

キタキツネ物語

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Actors

岡田英次

Arthur Hill

Crew

Koreyoshi Kurahara

Keisuke Tateishi

仙元誠三

三村順一

Katsumi Sakakibara

John Mosely

Koreyoshi Kurahara

辻信太郎

椎塚彰

Keisuke Tateishi

Carol Ann DiGiuseppe

Terence Anderson

Nancy Park

Tsuguzo Matsumae