Chirin no suzu (1978)

Director:

Masami Hata

Writer:

Takashi Yanase (story)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

killed | wolf attack | field | bird | outcast | 

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Genres:

Animation | Drama | Family | Horror

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

11 March 1978 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Ringing Bell

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sanrio Communications

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally released theatrically as a double feature with The Mouse and His Child in Japan.

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Quotes

Narrator: When we are young, we don't know a lot of things. But the small amount of knowledge we do possess makes us happy. Knowing our home, our friends, how to get places, and maybe how to get back. The world is a strange new place; a great puzzle. Sights, sounds, and smells are it's pieces. We see things we know nothing about; things that surprise us, and sometimes sadden us. But as we explore and grow, the time comes when we learn; we learn about the world and we grow older.

User Reviews

One day your anger will become your fangs!

Chirin a baby lamb enjoys life with his mother. Life is wonderful and carefree for him until one day his mother is killed trying to protect him from a wolf.

I must say that there are times when you might watch this film and feel like you aren't even watching an animated movie at all. There is a moment when you may feel like it is almost a reality. This film has no happy songs that want to make you roll your eyes or even one bit of cute and cuddly other than the first few minutes until you are thrown a curveball of a really depressing film. However if you keep an open mind you might just enjoy it even though there is no happy ending at all.

Chirin's traumatic experience throws him into a plethora of emotions. Worst of all his hatred overcomes him because of his mothers death. Watch him grow up to harbor his anger. He follows the wolf and tries to kill him with of course no luck at all. The wolf decides to use Chirin to his advantage and makes him grow into a killing machine. Later on after Chirin has grown the wolf uses him to try and take out the sheep on the very same farm he lived in as a baby. I won't spoil the rest of it but do not expect a happy sugarcoated ending.

If you have children I suggest that you either sit down and explain to them that the film is not real and it should be taken as a learning experience or if you don't think your child will handle this dark film don't let them watch. This really should be a movie everybody should watch. The story reminds us how hate really is not a good thing to carry around with us. It also teaches how we should never take anything for granted.