Posted on July 29, 2014 |
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Panda kopanda amefuri sâkasu no maki / Panda Kopanda Rainy Day Circus (1973)
Animation | Family | Short
Panda Kopanda: Amefuri Circus no Maki is a sequel to Panda! Go Panda! following a year later and this time the rather understanding zoo has allowed PaPanda and his son to continue visiting Mimiko. One day two strangers belonging to the circus enter Mimiko's home in the search for a runaway baby tiger, but leave in haste when they sense the presence of something monstrous nearby. Of course it's only PaPanda. Mimiko, excited by the prospects of meeting what she thought were burglars, soon notices some strange goings-on: somebody has been eating the curry she prepared for dinner, while also using Pan-chan's personal items. Well, Pan-chan goes to his room rather upset, but he soon stumbles upon something in his bed. Indeed it's a baby tiger and it's not long before Mimiko affords it the name of Tora-chan. But she knows that Tora-chan must be returned home and after delivering him to his mother a huge flood breaks out, threatening the existence of all its furry inhabitants.
Starring: Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Yûko Maruyama, Yoshiko Ohta, Yasuo Yamada
Director: Isao Takahata
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Tags: Isao Takahata, Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Yasuo Yamada, Yoshiko Ohta, Yûko Maruyama
Posted on July 20, 2014 |
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Panda kopanda / Panda, Little Panda / Panda! Go Panda! (1972)
Animation | Comedy | Family | Short
Cheerful Mimiko has a very strange family for a little girl – a Panda for her Papa, and his son, Panny, calls her Mom! Join this happy family and their many adventures! When Panny follows Mimiko to school, he must pretend to be a teddy bear so Mimiko won't get into trouble, but everyone wants a cute Panda! Despite his efforts to behave, Panny causes trouble in the school kitchen, and now the whole school is after Panny! Then, Panny makes a new friend, Tiny, a baby tiger who's wandered off from the circus. Getting Tiny back to his mom becomes the first adventure, but after a hard rain, the whole town is flooded and Mimiko, Papa Panda and Panny must rescue Tiny and other animals from the trapped circus train!
Starring: Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Yoshiko Ohta, Yasuo Yamada
Director: Isao Takahata
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Tags: Isao Takahata, Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Yasuo Yamada, Yoshiko Ohta
Posted on July 2, 2014 |
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Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro / Arsene Lupin and the Castle of Cagliostro / Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
When master thief Lupin III, a.k.a. "The Wolf" inadvertently steals a fortune in counterfeit bills from a casino, he is quick to realize the high-quality printing plates that made them are worth even more. Tracing the source of the money to the small European country of Cagliostro, Lupin and his team of colorful outlaws cross swords with the nation's mysterious monarch over his forthcoming marriage to the last princess of the Cagliostro family. It's fast-paced adventure as Lupin must battle fearsome ninjas, rescue a damsel in distress and uncover the key to the lost Cagliostro fortune. Written and directed by Academy Award-winning anime pioneer and visionary Hayao Miyazaki (SPIRITED AWAY, PRINCESS MONONOKE, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE), everyone will enjoy this lighthearted romp which Steven Spielberg once called one of the greatest adventure movies of all time.
Starring: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Gorô Naya, Sumi Shimamoto
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
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Tags: Eiko Masuyama, Gorô Naya, Hayao Miyazaki, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Sumi Shimamoto, Yasuo Yamada
