The Kindly Lion
6.7
This is an animated version of Yanase Takashi's picture book featuring the friendship between a mother dog, Muku-muku, who lost her puppy, and the baby lion Buru-buru, who lost her mother.
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Cast
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Takashi Yanase Director
First release March 21, 1970 · Produced in Japan · Original title やさしいライオン
Production
Mushi Production
Production
Japan
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Original title
やさしいライオン
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 21, 1970
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No release date listed for United States.
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