by Hal Erickson
synopsis
The Japanese Forest of Little Bear is a neat crisis-of-conscience fable. A poverty-stricken family man makes a desperate bid at a quick financial turnover. A vicious bear has been terrorizing the countryside, and a price has been put on its head. Upon killing the bear, the man exults over the prospect of the huge reward. But the bear has left behind a cute, helpless little cub--and now the hunter feels like a criminal. Not really a family picture, Forest of Little Bear is nonetheless ideal Saturday-afternoon TV fare, and as such has been endlessly rerun by local UHF outlets.
characteristics
- Man-eater
- Japan
- Hunt
- Man-eating
- Poverty
- Reward
- Return
- Helpless
- Head [body Part]
- Deprivation
- Cub
- Dilemma
- Family
- Forest
- Father
