The Kindly Lion

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    やさしいライオン

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    This is an animated version of Yanase Takashi's picture book featuring the friendship between a mother dog, Muku-muku, who lost her puppy, and the baby lion Buru-buru, who lost her mother.

  • Release Date

    1970-03-21

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語

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