The Glacier Fox

The Glacier Fox
Film poster
Directed byKoreyoshi Kurahara
Screenplay byKoreyoshi Kurahara
Produced by
Narrated by
Cinematography
  • Akira Shiizuka
  • Masao Tochizawa
  • Seizo Sengen
  • Tsuguzo Matsumae
  • Hideo Omura
  • Keisuke Tateishi
  • Yoshio Mamiya[1]
Edited by
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byToho-Towa[1]
Release date
  • July 15, 1978 (1978-07-15) (Japan)
Running time
  • 117 minutes (original release)[1]
  • 97 minutes (anniversary edition)[3]
  • 90 minutes (American version)[2]
CountryJapan
Box office
  • ¥970 million (Japan)
  • $3.5 million (United States)

The Glacier Fox (Japanese: キタキツネ物語, Hepburn: Kita-kitsune monogatari), also known as The Tale of the Northern Fox and The Fox: In the Quest of the Northern Sun, is a 1978 Japanese nature docufiction film written and directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara.[1] It was released in Japan on July 15, 1978, where it was distributed by Toho.[1] The film follows the lives of two red foxes and their family in northern Japan.

The Glacier Fox preceded two other Kurahara-directed animal films: 1980's Elephant Story (象物語, Zou monogatari) and the 1983 blockbuster Antarctica.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Tale of the Arctic Fox (1978)". www.allcinema.net. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The Glacier Fox". www.tcm.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "The legendary film is back! 'The Tale of the Northern Fox - 35th Anniversary Renewal Edition' to be released". www.hokkaidofan.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.