The plot follows Mimiko, a bright little girl left alone when her grandmother leaves on a trip. Making a few stops at some local stores, Mimiko comes home to her house in a bamboo grove and finds a baby panda named Panny sleeping on the back doorstep. She quickly makes friends with the little panda, and invites him in for a drink. His father, PapaPanda, soon comes to visit, and they decide to become a family after PapaPanda offers to.
Cast
Crew
Isao Takahata
Director
Hayao Miyazaki
Screenplay, Key Animation, Original Story
Shunzo Kato
Producer
Yōichi Kotabe
Animation Director, Key Animation
Yasuo Otsuka
Animation Director, Key Animation
Eiichi Nakamura
Key Animation
Hiroshi Kanazawa
Key Animation
Kenji Kitahara
Key Animation
Kenzo Koizumi
Key Animation
Motoji Suzuki
Key Animation
Norio Yazawa
Key Animation
Shingo Arakai
Key Animation
Syunji Saita
Key Animation
Takao Kôzai
Key Animation
Tomekichi Takeuchi
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Honda
Key Animation
Tsutomu Tanaka
Key Animation
Yasuhiro Yamaguchi
Key Animation
Yuzo Aoki
Key Animation
Hideo Kawauchi
Key Animation
Shingo Araki
Key Animation
Hiroshi Wagatsuma
Key Animation
Koichi Murata
Key Animation
Toshitsugu Saida
Key Animation
Hisatoshi Motoki
Key Animation
Mitsuru Tanaka
Key Animation
Yoshifumi Kondo
Key Animation, Art Designer
Masahiko Sato
Original Music Composer
Shichiro Kobayashi
Art Direction
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