Panda! Go Panda!

"Go Panda, Go!"

1972 1h 13m JA

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 4

ComedyFantasyAnimation

Synopsis

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Cheerful Mimiko has a wonderfully strange family—a Panda for her Papa; and his son Panny, calls her Mom! When Panny follows Mimiko to school, he must pretend to be a teddy bear so Mimiko won't get into trouble. Despite his efforts to behave, Panny causes trouble in school and now the school is after Panny! Then, Panny makes a new friend, Tiny, a baby tiger who's wandered off from the circus.

“Go Panda, Go!”

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Cast

Kazuko Sugiyama
Mimiko (voice)
Kazuo Kumakura
Papa Panda (voice)
Yoshiko Ohta
Panny / Tiny (voice)
Yuko Maruyama
Panny (voice)
Yasuo Yamada
Policeman (voice)
Osamu Ichikawa
Bully (voice)
Tetsuya Kaji
Store Clerk (voice)
Hiroko Maruyama
Nana (Friend A) (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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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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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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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CAST

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Kazuko Sugiyama and Kazuo Kumakura and Yoshiko Ohta carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Go Panda, Go!".

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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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 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Isao Takahata, shot by Tatsumasa Shimizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Masahiko Sato. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kazuo Inoue shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kazuko Sugiyama and Kazuo Kumakura and Yoshiko Ohta carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Go Panda, Go!".
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.