Storyline

Researcher Mutsugoro takes his family to a remote and uninhabited island near Hokkaido, to study the local population of wild bears. Nearby poachers make his life difficult, and he "inherits" an orphaned bear cub, whom the family call Donbe and raise as one of their own.

Key Information

Director Bonjin Nagaki
Writers Masanori Hata, Keisuke Fujikawa
Studio Eiken
Language JA

Cast & Crew

Kaoru Sugita

Kaoru Sugita

チビ丸

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

ムツゴロウ

Tomoe Hiiro

Tomoe Hiiro

ヤセ

Masanori Hata

Masanori Hata

どんべえ

Tatsuya Matsuda

Tatsuya Matsuda

Koichi Chiba

Shun Yashiro

Katsuhiro Namba

Masao Imanishi

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka

Atsuko Mine

Atsuko Mine

Frequently Asked Questions

Donbe's Story was released on April 26, 1981.

The runtime of Donbe's Story is 1h 11m.

Donbe's Story is a Animation, TV Movie movie.

Donbe's Story is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Donbe's Story was directed by Bonjin Nagaki.

The main cast of Donbe's Story includes Kaoru Sugita, Hiroyuki Nagato, Tomoe Hiiro.

Donbe's Story is originally in Japanese.