Panda! Go, Panda!
1972 Japanese animated film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Panda Kopanda (パンダ・コパンダ, lit. 'Panda, Baby Panda') is a children's Japanese animated film, first released in 1972. It was created by the team of Isao Takahata (director), Hayao Miyazaki (writer, layout, scene design), Yoichi Kotabe (animation director) and Yasuo Otsuka (animation director, character design). This short film was released in Japan at the height of the panda craze, initiated in September 1972, when the government announced the loan of a pair of giant pandas from China to the Ueno Zoo as part of panda diplomacy.[1]
Panda! Go, Panda! | |
パンダ・コパンダ (Panda Kopanda) | |
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Genre | Comedy Anime |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Isao Takahata |
Written by | Hayao Miyazaki |
Music by | Masahiko Satō |
Studio | Tokyo Movie Shinsha A Production |
Licensed by | |
Released | December 17, 1972 |
Runtime | 33 minutes |
Anime film | |
The Rainy-Day Circus | |
Directed by | Isao Takahata |
Produced by | Shunzo Kato |
Written by | Hayao Miyazaki |
Music by | Masahiko Satō |
Studio | Tokyo Movie Shinsha A Productions |
Licensed by | |
Released | March 17, 1973 |
Runtime | 38 minutes |
A success in Japanese theaters, its creators followed up with Panda Kopanda and the Rainy-Day Circus in 1973, which was also a success. In 1974, Takahata, Miyazaki and Kotabe would create the landmark anime series Heidi, Girl of the Alps. In 1985, Takahata and Miyazaki would found Studio Ghibli.
Panda Kopanda is known in North America by the title, Panda! Go, Panda! The two short films are available on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan, and on DVD in North America.