Foxes of Chironup (1987)
Foxes of Chironup (1987) - Animation Movies 72 minutes. Chironup no Kitsune, Chironuppu no Kitsune. Foxes Ken and Chin become the proud parents of cubs, Koro and Kan, who enjoy a carefree life on the northern Japanese island of Chironup. They befriend a fisherman and his wife but are forced to run for their lives when soldiers on a military exercise decide to take home some fox pelts as souvenirs. A sweet little film that obliquely symbolizes the plight of Japan's aboriginal Ainu people and the northern islands that have been contested with Russia since they were occupied by Stalin's soldiers in 1945. friendship, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, world war ii, fox, tragedy, animals, anime
Released: Aug 15, 1987
Runtime: 72 minutes
Genre: Animation, Drama, History
Stars: Mikiko Otonashi, Shinobu Adachi, Tsutomu Sasaki
Crew: Hisashi Eguchi (Animation), Zenzō Matsuyama (Screenplay), Mitsuharu Miyamae (Background Designer), Yamako Ishikawa (Background Designer), Ken Fujita (Producer), Kiyoshi Matsumoto (Assistant Art Director)