Helen The Baby Fox (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Osawa Takao (Actor)
| Matsuyuki Yasuko (Actor)
| Fukasawa Arashi (Actor)
| Abe Sadao
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Kevin Kennedy
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January 11, 2008
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January 11, 2008
Charming family fare
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While "Helen the Baby Fox" features at its center an adorable little fox, its story really is about the power of a young boy's love and persistence. By focussing the story on the unfortunate little tyke, the movie avoids becoming too syrupy and instead proves to be a sentimental charmer. Fukusawa Arashi plays Taichi, a little boy whose mother has dumped him with a father he barely knows while she trots off to Australia on a photo shoot. (The boy's mother is a professional photographer; his father is a rather mercurial veterinarian.) Poor, undersized Taichi feels all alone, stuck in a new school in which he gets teased by the other kids. One day on his way home from school, Taichi finds a baby fox sitting by the side of the road. He decides to adopt it. His father has other ideas, not wanting to foot the bill for a wild animal to be a pet. As it turns out, the little fox is deaf, dumb, and blind. The father is inclined to let the fox die, but Taichi has grown attached to it and persists in caring for it. The baby fox -- and Taichi's love for it -- then becomes the vehicle for bringing Taichi out of his shell and knitting his oddball family together. Keep your handkerchiefs handy; the film's inevitable ending will bring tears to everyone's eyes. Director Keita Kohno does a nice job of controlling the film's emotions. The film features beautiful cinematography of Hokkaido, a gorgeous film score (also available on YesAsia) from Nishimura Yukie, and some nice performances by the cast. In particular, Matsuyuki Yasuko does a fine job as Taichi's mother; she is very subtle in showing the woman turn from being astonishingly self-involved to becoming a real caring mother. Miss Matsuyuki also was superb as the jaded dance instructor in "Hula Girls". "Helen the Baby Fox" is recommended highly for the entire family. |
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