Panda! Go, Panda!

Panda! Go, Panda! (パンダ・コパンダ Panda Kopanda) is a Japanese animated film, written and created by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Isao Takahata, future founders of Studio Ghibli.

Synopsis
Mimiko lives with her grandmother beside a bamboo grove. One day Mimiko's grandmother goes away for a while, leaving Mimiko to herself. A baby panda appears in the garden along with its father, Papa Panda. Mimiko asks if Mr. Panda could be her father too, and he agrees.

Dubbing History[]

An earlier dub of the film was produced under the name The Adventures of Panda and Friends by CINAR in Montreal, starring Walter Massey as Papa Panda. It aired several times on the Canadian Family Channel in the early 90s. As of 2023, this dub is currently lost to time.

The more common Animaze dub was produced in the early 2000s.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Segment
Mimiko	Kazuko Sugiyama	Julie Maddalena	1-2
Papa Panda	Kazuo Kumakura	Kevin Seymour	1-2
Pan-Chan (Panny)	Yoshiko Ota	Melissa Fahn	1
Pan-Chan (Panny)	Hiroko Maruyama	Melissa Fahn	2
Grandmother	Reiko Seno	Melanie MacQueen	1-2
Tora-Chan (Tiny)	Yoshiko Ota	¿?	2
Omamori (Policeman)	Yasuo Yamada	Doug Stone	1-2
Zoo Director	Ayao Wada	Simon Prescott	1
Circus Boss	Ayao Wada	Peter Spellos	2
Circus Boss' Lackey	Yasuo Yamada	Dan Lorge	2
Nana (Friend A)	Hiroko Maruyama	Sherry Lynn	1-2
Cayo (Friend B)	Yoneko Matsukane	Barbara Goodson	1-2
Mori (Male Student)	Yoko Yamaoka	Brianne Siddall	1-2
Store Clerk	Tetsuya Kaji	Doug Lee	1
Teacher	Eken Mine	Kirk Thornton	1
Bully	Osama Ichikawa	Mona Marshall	1