The Glacier Fox (1978)
- Original title
- キタキツネ物語
- Directed by
- Koreyoshi Kurahara
- Genre
- family, documentary, drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two red foxes live and raise their family in the wilds of northern Japan. The film shows their daily struggles to survive and care for their young.
observationalgentlenaturalisticintimateslow-pacedearthyfamily-oriented
What happens
The Glacier Fox (Japanese: キタキツネ物語, Hepburn: Kita-kitsune monogatari), also known as The Story of the Northern Fox and The Fox: In the Quest of the Northern Sun, is a 1978 Japanese nature docufiction film written and directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara. It was released in Japan on July 15, 1978, where it was distributed by Toho. The film follows the lives of two red foxes and their family in northern Japan. The Glacier Fox preceded two other Kurahara-directed animal films: 1980's Elephant Story (象物語, Zou monogatari) and the 1983 blockbuster Antarctica (南極物語, Nankyoku monogatari). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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