Genres

Family , Documentary , Drama

Duration

116 min

Director

Koreyoshi Kurahara

Rating

7.8

Release Date

July 15, 1978

The Glacier Fox

Original title: キタキツネ物語

Synopsis

Director Koreyoshi Kurahara chronicles a year in the lives of Flep and Leila, two foxes living in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island, where the freezing winters are long and the mild summers short. After Flep defeats another male fox to become Leila's lifelong partner, they mate and raise a litter of five kits. With their family complete, the group must contend with human interference in their habitat, such as chicken farms and snowmobiles, and struggle against the debilitating cold of winter. The animals experience both triumph and tragedy, as the law of this harsh land proves – only the strong survive.