Panda! Go Panda! (1972)

Director: Isao Takahata

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

Kazuko Sugiyama

Mimiko (voice)

Kazuo Kumakura

Papanda (voice)

Yoshiko Ohta

Pan-chan (voice)

Yasuo Yamada

Policeman (voice)

Reiko Seno

Grandma (voice)

Eken Mine

Teacher (voice)