The Kindly Lion

The Kindly Lion

1970 · 27 min · ★ 6.3 · Animation, Family, Music

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.

Directed by Takashi Yanase · Written by Takashi Yanase

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