Chirin no Suzu
Alt titles: Ringing Bell
Synopsis:
As a child, Chirin the lamb is taught by his loving mother to be wary of leaving their pasture; wolves and other predators are a constant threat, though the naïve Chirin believes they would never eat his kind. But when a wolf breaches the perimeter and kills his mother while she protects him, Chirin decides he must do the unthinkable: find the wolf and demand that he trains Chirin to be strong. Chirin must undergo rigorous conditions and be the very thing that he despises so that he may have his revenge, but will he lose himself in the process?
tags:
applying filters, loading recommendationsrecommendations
- « Previous
- 1
- Next »
Arashi no Yoru Ni
Alt titles: Stormy Night
- Movie
- 2005
"One stormy night." These are the words Mei will say outside of the barn to identify his new friend. "One stormy night." Gabu will say this phrase to finally meet the friend he made in the darkness of the storm. Mei and Gabu had taken shelter in the barn, and in the darkness they comforted each other, only to find that they were very similar, striking a friendship there and then. "One stormy night", and they would finally meet face to face at their promised place and time, but on this fateful night Mei, an orphan goat, and Gabu, a wolf, finally see each other. Will their friendship work? Will their communities allow it?
my anime:
2 people think you'd like this because...
add recSensual stories where prey becomes friend and their struggle to live between both worlds allowing differences to bypass them. These characters will undergo many tests and trials that will test the limit of their ability to look past outer appearances and dig deeper into one anothers own personality. Bittersweet stories that'll keep you wanting more if you watch one don't deny the other.
You like a bit childish stories about big bad wolfs and litlle cute and naive lambs? well the two stories tells almost the same story: in both films very naive lamb meets a wolf and believes that he wont eat him, but how will the wolf act?
Well I think Stormy Night looks a bit newer and has really amazing backgrounds and the wolf is very funny.
Ringing bell scenario is more complex and more morale things come in the way.
Well how two of these films will finish it depends on the wolfs :)
Windaria
Alt titles: Once Upon A Time
- Movie
- 1986
In a land filled with magic and mystery, two rival kingdoms are readying for war: Isa, the beautiful water-laden city, and Paro, the industrialized wasteland. Windaria follows the tale of two sets of lovers: Marin and Izu, a young pair of farmers who are devoted to one another, and Ahanas and Jill, princess and prince of the rival kingdoms. With war approaching, these star-crossed lovers will experience the true depth of tragedy as they struggle to survive.
my anime:
Mouse and His Child
Alt titles: Oyaro Nezumi no Fushigi na Tabi
- Movie
- 1977
Two tin toy mice, a father and child, who can only move when their key is wound, awaken in a toy store, only to get tossed out with the trash. In order to survive the very, very dangerous world, they venture on to find a way to become 'self winding'. Along the way they meet a future telling frog, an animal theater troup, an inventor muskrat and others. They also must be careful to avoid the clutches of Manny the Rat, a cruel rat who enslaves toys to steal for him! will our two heroes ever be free to walk their own path, or will they be stuck running in circles?
my anime:
1 person thinks you'd like this because...
add rec"Is this the world, Papa?" "I sure hope not, son." This exchange from Mouse and his Child more or less sums up the bleak outlook of both that film and Chirin no Suzu. The animation is a bit cleaner in Chirin and the story more complicated, and a tiny bit less grim, in Mouse, but both films are good examples of dark children's films that may or may not actually be appropriate for children (at the very least, not for the very young). These fable-like tales might have cute/seemingly cuddly protagonists, but they don't pull any punches about the cruelty, bitterness, and brutality of life and the world.
Kashi no Ki Mokku
Alt titles: Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio
- TV (52 eps)
- 1972
One day, the lonely woodworker Gepetto fetches a log and carves it into the shape of a boy; he names it Pinocchio and promises to treat it as his own son. Gepetto's wish soon comes true when a fairy turns Pinocchio into a boy - albeit still in his wooden form - and gives a cricket the power to speak in order to keep track of the newly-created child. Pinocchio wants badly to become a real boy by whatever means necessary, often becoming selfish in the process and leaving his fairy benefactor to punish him by turning parts of his body into trees. In addition, the townsfolk take advantage of Pinocchio's naivety at near every turn, selling him as a talking tree, kidnapping and forcing him to perform as a circus freak, and tricking him into giving up his money - amongst other things. Can Pinocchio survive these harsh lessons and become a real boy?
tags:
my anime:
- « Previous
- 1
- Next »
