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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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Orange Road Express (1978)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.