Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck (1981)
Original title: 荒野の叫び声 吠えろバック
Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck is a 1981 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Kouzou Morishita, with a running time of 1h 25m. It stars Osamu Kobayashi, Toshio Furukawa and 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.
Cast
- Osamu Kobayashi as John Thornton (voice)
- Toshio Furukawa as Perrault (voice)
- Hideyuki Tanaka as François (voice)
- Takeshi Aono as Manuel / Bob (voice)
- Keiichi Noda as Pete (voice)
- Mami Koyama as Mercedes (voice)
- Koji Yada as O'Prien (voice)
- Yonehiko Kitagawa as Matthewson (voice)
- Yasuo Tanaka as Hans (voice)
- Yoku Shioya as Haru (voice)
- Shinji Nomura as Charles (voice)
- Koji Ishizaka as Narrator (voice)