Donbe's Story (1981)
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.
Released: Apr 26, 1981
Runtime: 1:47:31 minutes
Stars: Kaoru Sugita, Hiroyuki Nagato, Tomoe Hiiro, Masanori Hata, Tatsuya Matsuda, Koichi Chiba
Crew: Masanori Hata (Original Story), Bonjin Nagaki (Director), Hiroshi Takada (Music), Hidehiko Takei (Producer), Yonehiko Watanabe (Producer), Keisuke Fujikawa (Screenplay)