The Dog of Flanders (1997)
- Original title
- フランダースの犬
- Directed by
- Yoshio Kuroda, Doug Stone
- Genre
- anime film, Drama, Slice of Life
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 25 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
A poor boy in 19th-century Flanders befriends a stray dog. The two face hard times as the boy pursues his dream of becoming a painter.
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What happens
Dog of Flanders (フランダースの犬, Furandāsu no Inu) is a 1975 Japanese anime television series adaptation of Ouida's 1872 novel of the same name, directed by Yoshio Kuroda and produced by Nippon Animation. 52 episodes were produced. A film version was released in 1997. The series represents the bond between a boy and his ever so faithful dog living in a 19th-century Flanders village near Antwerp. The emotional story shows the boy's struggles in life, and his hopes of becoming a great classical painter. The anime series is notable for being the first official entry in the World Masterpiece Theater series (Calpis Children's Theater at the time). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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