26 April 1981 Animated, TV Movie 71 mins
Researcher Mutsugoro takes his family to a remote and uninhabited island near Hokkaido, to study the local population of wild bears. Nearby poachers make his life difficult, and he "inherits" an orphaned bear cub, whom the family call Donbe and raise as one of their own.
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Masanori Hata Original Story
Hiroshi Takada Music
Bonjin Nagaki Director
Toshitaka Tsunoda Animation Director
Yonehiko Watanabe Producer
Hidehiko Takei Producer
Keisuke Fujikawa Screenplay
Donbe Monogatari Trailer
Japan 26 April 1981
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