Japan Synopsis
パンダコパンダ
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Panda! Go Panda!. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Tokyo Movie
Animation + Family in Japan
177 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Panda! Go Panda! itself).
The 1971–1973 Japan Window
Panda! Go Panda! holds position #42 of 62 Japan films in the 1971–1973 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Panda! Go Panda! premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1972.
The 382nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
73 audience reviews — more than 71% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (71th percentile) outruns trending popularity (56th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,574 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,163 of 2,532 (top 85%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Tokyo Movie |
| Runtime | 35m |
| Release Date | December 17, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt0069058 |