Release Date
1978-07-15
Status
Released
Original Title
キタキツネ物語
Runtime
1h 56m
Budget
$4,500,000
Revenue
$8,800,000
Original Language
JA
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Sanrio, Samuel Goldwyn Films
Overview
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.
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