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of five pups. However, with their family complete, the group must contend with human interference in their habitat, such as chicken farms and snowmobiles, and struggle against the debilitating cold of winter. The animals experience both triumph and tragedy, as the law of this harsh land proves – only
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was Japan's first major nature documentary, capturing the ecology of northern red foxes living in a harsh natural environment. The project originated from the work of veterinarian and zoologist Minoru
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2013. The original film was 117 minutes long, but the anniversary edition is 97 minutes long. Junichi Mimura, director of the anniversary edition, who also served as assistant director on the original production, was inspired to re-edit the film by the
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