The Glacier Fox
The Glacier Fox
G | 05 January 1979 (USA)
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Director Koreyoshi Kurahara chronicles the lives of Flep and Leila, two foxes living in northern Japan. First, Flep must fight for Leila before the two can become partners and mate. After Flep defeats another male fox, he and Leila eventually produce a group of five cubs. However, with their family complete, the group must deal with human interferences in their habitat, such as chicken farms and snowmobiles, and fight against the debilitating cold of winter.

Reviews
Supelice Dreadfully Boring
Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.
KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
Clarissa Mora The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
songfive This is an excellent movie for adults and children. It is about real life, which children need to see now more than ever. Preventing children from learning what nature does - is a disservice to say the least. Without real world knowledge, children grow up with a backwards mind, thinking the world owes them a living, everything can be a utopia, nothing can ever die, mankind is responsible for everything bad, big government is best, on and on foolishness like that. This movie just shows how nature is more powerful and mighty than man can ever be. Man is not the enemy here. As some would have you think. So don't be brainwashed like the left. People need to return to common sense and logic of years ago. Stories like Old Yeller and such teach children correctly. So throw away modern books and movies that lie constantly to your kids. Buy old movies and books for real life accuracy. And monitor what your kids are taught by the public schools. Many of them if not all are indoctrinating your beloved kids into mindless puppets of the government. Stay away from Scholastic publishing too. Over the years they have also been hijacked by the sick ideologues of progressive liberals. This is a great movie for all. Beautiful music that will give you more compassion in your heart than you would ever need. A loving picture with substance that touches your very soul. Conservatives will love this movie the most, because of their good hearts. Just make sure you bring tissues.
morindur I watched this movie when I was almost quite a kid, and, naturally, was moved to tears by this story of a fox family. The fantastic scenery at Hokkaidô, the excellent storytelling and last not least the wonderful soundtrack provide a rare intimacy with the protagonists. I am still searching for some copy of the gorgeous soundtrack. To German viewers it might be useful to know that the DEFA-dubbing is the only one worth listening to. I taped both (DEFA and BR) but I keep viewing the first one only.
dugank I saw this movie a long time ago. It is such a sweet movie. I wish somebody would release it on video because I would love to see it again. It is one of the best nature shows I have ever seen. The way the relationships between the foxes are depicted is so sweet, and the scenery is gorgeous.
San Franciscan I first discovered this gem on The Disney Channel by accident back in 1984, and wish more than anything that I had owned a VCR at the time so I could have taped it. It was once out on home video and I hear even won an award for its special presentation, but is apparently now on moratorium...I BEG somebody to please re-release it, even if it isn't in stereo if you do! Basically, it's a semi-documentary of a family of foxes...I say "semi" because it has a story attached to it and very believably so...charmingly narrated and with genuinely catchy, fun original songs composed just for it, plus a GORGEOUS orchestral score. A lovely little sleeper which does a great job of catching the wonder and majesty of not just foxes, but nature in particular and is guaranteed to be dearly loved by anyone who loves animals, even if they aren't particularly nuts by "documentary" films. It may even make you shed a tear or two in some spots. I wish more than anything that it will be re-released.