Panda! Go Panda! poster
Screenplay Hayao Miyazaki
Director Isao Takahata

Panda! Go Panda!

Original Title: パンダコパンダ

Release Date: 1972-12-17

Duration: 35 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Yasuo Yamada
    Cop
  • Kazuo Kumakura
    Papanda
  • Kazuko Sugiyama
    Mimiko
  • Yoshiko Ohta
    Pan-chan