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.
Crew
Koreyoshi Kurahara
Director, Writer
Walter Bloch
Writer
Carlos Alarid
Editor
Terence Anderson
Editor
Carol Ann DiGiuseppe
Editor
Akira Suzuki
Editor
Tsuguzo Matsumae
Cinematography
Hideo Omura
Cinematography
Seizō Sengen
Cinematography, Camera Operator
Akira Shiizuka
Cinematography
Keisuke Tateishi
Cinematography, Camera Operator
Masao Tochizawa
Cinematography
Junichi Mimura
Assistant Director
Mark L. Rosen
Producer
Shintaro Tsuji
Producer
Katsumi Sakakibara
Assistant Camera
John Mosely
Sound
Mitsuru Kashiwabara
Foley Artist
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Yukihide Takekawa
Original Music Composer
Nancy Park
Production Manager
