Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Takashi Yanase
- Writers
- Takashi Yanase
- Release Year
- 1970
- Runtime
- 27 minutes
- Genre
- Animation, Family, Music
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (3 votes)
Top Cast
Chiharu Kuri
Eiko Masuyama
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