A Baby Given By A Fox (1945)

Original title

狐の呉れた赤ん坊

Directed by

Santarō Marune

Genre

drama, history

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 25m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A childless couple in rural Japan receives a baby from a fox. They raise the child as their own, facing the joys and challenges of parenthood in a traditional setting.

old-fashionedfolklore-inspiredgentlesentimentalslow-pacedsimpleheartfeltwartime-era

What happens

『狐の呉れた赤ん坊』（きつねのくれたあかんぼう）は、1945年（昭和20年）11月8日公開の日本映画である。大映製作。監督・脚本は丸根賛太郎、主演は阪東妻三郎。モノクロまたはパートカラー、スタンダード、85分。初回興行は富士館。映倫番号はA-244。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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