Foxes of Chironup poster

Foxes of Chironup

1987 • 1h12m Animation, Drama, History

Rating

1.0/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Tetsuo Imazawa

Screenplay

Zenzō Matsuyama

Cast

Mikiko Otonashi

Shinobu Adachi

Tsutomu Sasaki

Release date

8/15/1987

Status

Released

Origin country

JP

Vote count

1