Donbe's Story
1981, Japanese. Directed by Bonjin Nagaki.
Researcher Mutsugoro takes his family to a remote and uninhabited island near Hokkaido, to study the local population of wild bears. Nearby poachers make his life difficult, and he "inherits" an orphaned bear cub, whom the family call Donbe and raise as one of their own.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 26 April 1981
- Original title
- どんべえ物語
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Keisuke Fujikawa
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Donbe's Story runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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Which OTT platform is Donbe's Story on?
Donbe's Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 April 1981. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Donbe's Story?
Donbe's Story (1981) was directed by Bonjin Nagaki and stars Kaoru Sugita, Hiroyuki Nagato, Tomoe Hiiro.