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Kiku and the Wolf (2008) [N/A]

Release Date:
August 15, 2008

Original Title:
キクちゃんとオオカミ

Alternate Titles:
Kiku and the Wolf
Kiku-chan to Ookami
Kiku-chan to Ōkami

Genres:
Animation | Drama | Family | TV Movie | War

Production Companies:
Shin-Ei Animation

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 45

Overview from TheMovieDB

Kiku-chan to Ookami is, like most of the Sensou Douwa specials, based on a short story by Nosaka Akiyuki. It is set in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo (the Chinese province of Manchuria) during the closing days of Word War II. Life for the Japanese colonists is tranquil, with none of the hazards and shortages occurring in the Japanese homeland. Then, on August 9, 1945, the Soviet Union, fulfilling its obligations to the Western Allies, declares war and invades. The local Kwantung Army folds up like a house of cards, leaving the Japanese colonists exposed to the invading Russians and Chinese.

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Production

Animation Director:
Masae Otake

Art Direction:
Minoru Nishida

Character Designer:
Shūichi Seki

Director:
Minetaro Hirai
Tetsuo Yasumi

Director of Photography:
Kouichi Yanai

Editor:
Hajime Okayasu

Original Music Composer:
Masae Sagara

Original Story:
Akiyuki Nosaka

Producer:
Toshihide Yamada

Screenplay:
Tetsuo Yasumi

Sound Director:
Akira Ookuma

Sound Effects:
Akiko Muto

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