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Rating: 8 stars

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Japan jff fox rural countryside death of parent stopmo stop motion

All movies seen on 01/30/2025

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Gon, the Little Fox (2019)

Directed by Takeshi Yashiro

Animation | Family | Short

Overview

When Gon, a playful orphaned fox, finds that young Hyoju has lost his mother, he tries to comfort him and make amends for his own earlier mischiefs by secretly bringing small gifts to the boy every day. But Hyoju doesn’t realize who is behind the anonymous gifts, and the two are headed for a heartbreaking climax.  Original Story by Niimi Nankichi

Length 28 minutes

Actors

Masato Tanaka | Miyu Irino

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Heartbreaking. honestly didn’t have to go that route and still have a truly wonderful little story about this mischievous fox and the man. But the stop motion animation is impeccable and the craft is fully on display. Excellent work.

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