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Summary
Cheerful Mimiko’s small family grows when she adopts a talking baby panda and his full-grown papa. Despite Mimiko's best efforts, the appearance of Panny and Papa Bear disrupts the quiet pace of life in town, prompting zookeepers to reclaim the escaped bear pair.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 67
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.8
Reach
Streams in 10 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
Released
1972
December 17, 1972
54 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyComedyLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Directing · 1
- Isao Takahata Director
Writing · 1
- Hayao Miyazaki Original Story, Screenplay, Key Animation
Production · 1
- Shunzo Kato Producer
Sound · 1
- Masahiko Sato Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Yoshifumi Kondo Art Designer, Key Animation
- Shichiro Kobayashi Art Direction
Visual Effects · 23
- Yasuo Otsuka Key Animation, Animation Director
- Hiroshi Wagatsuma Key Animation
- Yuzo Aoki Key Animation
- Shingo Araki Key Animation
- Yoichi Kotabe Animation Director, Key Animation
- Tomekichi Takeuchi Key Animation
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