Panda! Go Panda!: Rainy Day Circus

1973 0h 38m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 47

AnimationComedyFamily

Synopsis

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Mimiko, Papa Panda, and Panny make friends with a baby tiger from the circus — just in time for a flash flood to throw the whole town into chaos.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kazuko Sugiyama
Mimiko (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura
Papanda (voice)
Yuko Maruyama
Pan-chan (voice)
Yoshiko Ohta
Tora (voice)
Yasuo Yamada
Yoshito Yasuhara
Yoneko Matsukane
Kazuko Yanaga

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Isao Takahata
Writers: Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 38-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Panda! Go Panda! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Isao Takahata, shot by Tatsumasa Shimizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Masahiko Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kazuo Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kazuko Sugiyama and Kazuo Kumakura and Yuko Maruyama carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0070505 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Isao Takahata directs. Tatsumasa Shimizu behind the camera. Masahiko Sato scores. Kazuo Inoue cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 38-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Panda! Go Panda! Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Isao Takahata, shot by Tatsumasa Shimizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Masahiko Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kazuo Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kazuko Sugiyama and Kazuo Kumakura and Yuko Maruyama carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0070505 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.