
The Kindly Lion
1970-03-21 · 27 min · ★ 6.3
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.
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- Directors
- Takashi Yanase
- Production companies
- Mushi Production
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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Chiharu Kuri
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