Ringing Bell
Ringing Bell

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A baby lamb named Chirin is living an idyllic life on a farm with many other sheep. Chirin is very adventurous and tends to get lost, so he wears a bell around his neck so that his mother can always find him. His mother warns Chirin that he must never venture beyond the fence surrounding the farm, because a huge black wolf lives in the mountains and loves to eat sheep. Chirin is too young and naive to take the advice to heart, until one night the wolf enters the barn and is p... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Ringing Bell:

Akira Kamiya
Minori Matsushima
Seizo Kato
Hitoshi Takagi
Taeko Nakanishi

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A baby lamb named Chirin is living an idyllic life on a farm with many other sheep. Chirin is very adventurous and tends to get lost, so he wears a bell around his neck so that his mother can always find him. His mother warns Chirin that he must never venture beyond the fence surrounding the farm, because a huge black wolf lives in the mountains and loves to eat sheep. Chirin is too young and naive to take the advice to heart, until one night the wolf enters the barn and is prepared to kill Chirin, but at the last moment the lamb's mother throws herself in the way and is killed instead. The wolf leaves, and Chirin is horrified to see his mother's body. Unable to understand why his mother was killed, he becomes very angry and swears that he will go into the mountains and kill the wolf.

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User Review - 10/10 by j ci came across this short but powerful film after watching the movie sea prince and fire child ***spoilers below*** the story is about a young lamb named chirin who lived with his mother and their herd in a meadow. chirin was more energetic than all the other lambs put together and wore a bell around his neck so that his mother could find him if he wandered too far while playing. all is good in chirin's life until one night when the wolf king comes down from his mountain and attacks the sheep in their little hut. he starts attacking one or two of the sheep and then sees chirin and charges for him. but before the wolf can eat him chirin's mother throws herself on chirin and sacrifices herself for her baby. when chirin is able to struggle out from under his mother the wolf has gone and he finds that his mother is dead, so he leaves the meadow to find the wolf on the mountain and get revenge. when he climbs the mountain and finds the wolf he tries charging him, yelling that he killed his mother, but the wolf doesn't give him the time of day and flicks him down the side of a small drop with his tail, knocking chirin out. when he wakes up he goes again to find the wolf, but this time tells the wolf that he wants to be his apprentice. sheep are weak and they hide instead of fighting, but wolves are strong. the wolf laughs him off and chirin goes off to prove himself as a wolf by trying to scare buffalo, a skunk, and a couple of ground hogs or something, but instead of scaring them they just laugh and end up pushing him around instead. chirin returns to the wolf defeated and then decides to follow the wolf around. the wolf ends up giving in and trains chirin to live the hard and lonely life of a wolf. after much time has past and chirin has grown into an adult ram, the wolf decides it is time to attack the sheep in the meadow again, this time with chirin. chirin barges into the little shack and the sheep are scrambling around everywhere to hide. one little lamb calls for his mother and she runs to him and shields him with her body, like chirin's mother did so long ago. this strikes a chord in him and he runs out of the hut. the wolf comes to meet him and tells him not to run away. chirin doesn't want to wolf to kill anymore sheep so he and the wolf fight and chirin ends up killing him. then chirin leaves, more alone and heartsick than ever before, never to be seen or heard from again. ***end spoilers*** this movie touched a chord in me, i think it would in almost anyone. when you first start watching it it seems like it will be a really fluffy vacuous movie that you'll forget 10 minutes after watching it. instead, it's almost a testament to those who have loved and lost and then let the pain of that loss lead them down a darker road. and i know that it doesn't seem like a movie for children, but i think that the way this was handled is appropriate for a children's film. there is no blood or gore, it just deals with serious issues instead of happily ever afters and the vacuous fluff we've become used to. this was made in the 70's so what's deemed appropriate now and what was then has obviously changed, but i think that films like this should be seen by children. life is not always going to be happy, not everyone you meet will be happy, and sometimes you will be in bad situations. the character in this film makes a choice to isolate himself and to be mean, like the wolf who killed his mom, but the way the movie ends leaves the viewer feeling his sadness and his dissatisfaction with his own life. it doesn't tell the child what should be done in a sad situation, but lets the viewer make their own decision. i actually loved it when i first saw it (as an adult) because it didn't have that happy, disney ending. i mean i love happy endings, but our society has really sucked everything out of the 'happily ever after' idea, so much so that a happy ending seems almost false or staged in film. in almost every film you know that the characters will all be happy at the end of the movie, even if they don't end up getting the guy/girl, they are happy with their lives. this often leads to young kids who grow up having to find out that life isn't a happily ever after. there will be bad things that happen and you won't always get the guy/ girl. in fact, romance may not even be the focal point of your happiness, shocking an idea as that is. this movie had an unsatisfied character and left the viewer with something to think about. chirin's struggle will stay with you after the credits. it definitely leaves an impression on the viewer. now, whether or not you want to expose your child to the fact that everything is not happy in the world and that the choices you make will effect you in some way or another is up to the parent, but this is definitely a children's film. it's deeper than it seems on the surface and gives a child something to think about. great film.
User Review - 10/10 by David LMature, dark and so honest and just real, breathtaking in its music and oh so unforgettable in its imagery, powerful in its characters and so deep and sophisticated in its themes, Ringing Bill is just fantastic in every aspect. It is a film that deals with the cruelty of nature, the dangers of anger and revenge, the need to overcome your given nature and weaknesses, grief and sorrow and the loss of innocence and it deals with all of those issues in the short running time of 47 minutes which is beyond impressive and achieved by using such powerful dialogue. Its characters are strong and mystical, the animation is phenomenal, the score is beautiful and the tone is admirable. It is one of the best animated films of all time and undoubtedly the most shamefully underappreciated. I was deeply affected by this movie and only true masterpieces can have such an effect on you and I am deeply saddened and frustrated that I live in the world where this film has been seen by just a handful of people.
User Review - 10/10 by Jimmy PSaw this for the first time since I was very little, well over 20 years and it is one of the few that I find just as good. It starts off as a very happy story, the turning point is much like in Bambi, but the remainder of the tale grows incredibly dark. This is not a happy ending story, but it is daring, dark, and beautiful.
User Review - 8/10 by Todd AThis story about a lamb seeking out the wolf who killed his mother to train him, tells a familiar tale of the price of revenge but manages to put enough of a spin on it to make it a fantastic animated film, even if it runs a little short.
User Review - 8/10 by Ryan FChirin no Suzu, released outside of Japan as Ringing Bell, is a truly haunting Japanese animated film that spins a complex morality web about a baby lamb named Chirin whose mother is killed by a wolf that raids his farm one evening. Devastated by his mother's death, the young lamb attempts to exact revenge on the wolf. It starts off somewhat child-aimed, but quickly becomes this darkly toned beast about revenge and loyalty. Also, the captivating musical score is a pitch perfect backdrop for all the grim intensity. A bit hard to find, even illegally, but worth the effort.

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