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The Kindly Lion

1970Movie27 min

AnimationFamily
65
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.8

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Story

This is an animated version of Yanase Takashi's picture book featuring the friendship between a mother dog, Muku-muku, who lost her puppy, and the baby lion Buru-buru, who lost her mother.

Crew

Directed by
Takashi Yanase
Written by
Takashi Yanase
Produced by
Osamu Tezuka

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

March 21, 1970 · 27 min · Animation, Family, Music

Released
March 21, 1970
Runtime
27 min
Genres
Animation, Family, Music
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan

Tropes

Silence Is Golden, Snow Means Death, Dark Reprise +9

  • Silence Is Golden
  • Snow Means Death
  • Dark Reprise
  • Tomato in the Mirror
  • Animals Lack Attributes
  • Death by Childbirth
  • Together in Death
  • Hope Spot
  • Downer Ending
  • Adaptation Dye-Job
  • Interspecies Adoption
  • Bloodless Carnage

12 of 33 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

3 questions, like "Is The Kindly Lion worth watching?"

Questions about The Kindly Lion

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is The Kindly Lion worth watching?

65
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.8).

Is The Kindly Lion in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.

What tropes does The Kindly Lion use?

Silence Is GoldenSnow Means DeathDark RepriseTomato in the MirrorAnimals Lack AttributesDeath by ChildbirthTogether in DeathHope SpotDowner EndingAdaptation Dye-JobInterspecies AdoptionBloodless Carnageand 21 more

TV Tropes lists 33 tropes for it, including Silence Is Golden, Snow Means Death, and Dark Reprise.