Panda! Go, Panda! (1972)

Original title

パンダコパンダ

Directed by

Isao Takahata

Genre

anime, comedy film, children's film, comedy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

35 min

Rated

U

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 95 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A little girl lives alone with her grandmother until a baby panda and his father move in. They form a funny and caring family. The story follows their everyday adventures together.

whimsicalgentleplayfulwarmcheerfullightheartedsillycozy

What happens

Panda Kopanda (パンダ・コパンダ; lit. 'Panda, Baby Panda') is a children's Japanese animated film, first released in 1972. It was created by the team of Isao Takahata (director), Hayao Miyazaki (writer, layout, scene design), Yoichi Kotabe (animation director) and Yasuo Otsuka (animation director, character design). This short film was released in Japan at the height of the panda craze, initiated in September 1972, when the government announced the loan of a pair of giant pandas from China to the Ueno Zoo as part of panda diplomacy. A success in Japanese theaters, its creators followed up with Panda! Go, Panda!: The Rainy-Day Circus in 1973, which was also a success. In 1974, Takahata, Miyazaki and Kotabe would create the landmark anime series Heidi, Girl of the Alps. In 1985, Takahata and Miyazaki would found Studio Ghibli. Panda Kopanda is known in North America by the title, Panda! Go, Panda! The two short films are available on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan, and on DVD in North America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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