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Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck

Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck

19816.81h 25m

Overview

Buck is a half German Shepard half Saint Bernard whose life is peaceful and happy living with the Millers in California. However, one day he is tricked and sold off. He ends up in the snowy North where he has become a sled dog during the Gold Rush. His story takes many twists and turns and he has to fight for his own survival.

Directed by Kouzou Morishita
Written by Keisuke Fujikawa, Jack London
Produced by Tomiro Kuriyama
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Top Cast

Osamu Kobayashi

Osamu Kobayashi

John Thornton (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Perrault (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hideyuki Tanaka

François (voice)

Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono

Manuel / Bob (voice)

Keiichi Noda

Keiichi Noda

Pete (voice)

Mami Koyama

Mami Koyama

Mercedes (voice)

Koji Yada

Koji Yada

O'Prien (voice)

Yonehiko Kitagawa

Yonehiko Kitagawa

Matthewson (voice)

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Yasuo Tanaka

Hans (voice)

Yoku Shioya

Yoku Shioya

Haru (voice)

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookanime

About Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck

Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck is a animation, family, adventure, tv movie film released in 1981 exploring themes of based on novel or book, anime. Directed by Kouzou Morishita, it stars Osamu Kobayashi, Toshio Furukawa, Hideyuki Tanaka. Buck is a half German Shepard half Saint Bernard whose life is peaceful and happy living with the Millers in California. However, one day he is tricked and sold off. He ends up in the snowy North where he has become a sled dog during the Gold Rush. His story takes many twists and turns and he has to fight for his own survival.

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