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.
Released: Dec 17, 1972
Runtime: 35 minutes
Genre: Animation, Family, Comedy
Stars: Kazuko Sugiyama, Kazuo Kumakura, Yoshiko Ohta, Yasuo Yamada
Crew: Isao Takahata (Director), Eiichi Nakamura (Key Animation), Hayao Miyazaki (Key Animation), Hiroshi Kanazawa (Key Animation), Hiroshi Wagatsuma (Key Animation), Kenji Kitahara (Key Animation)