The Glacier Fox
“In the Quest of the Northern Sun”
7.8
1978
1h 56m
FamilyDocumentaryDrama
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.
Key Crew
Director
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Producers
Shintaro Tsuji
Mark L. Rosen
Writers
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Walter Bloch
Music
Yukihide Takekawa
Cast (2)
Eiji Okada
Narrator (voice)
Arthur Hill
Narrator (voice)
