Helen The Baby Fox (14th Jly)

For this week , we had a Japanese movie entitled: Helen The Baby Fox.This was a 2006 film, written by Minoru Taketazu and screened by Masako Imai.
The story is about,

Leaving school for the day, seven-year old Taichi finds a baby fox alongside a road in rural Hokkaido. The two bond, and Taichi decides to leave the fox with the police as a lost item. The policeman on duty takes a reluctant Taichi and the fox to the local Yajima Veterinary Clinic. It turns out that Taichi has begun to live with Ko, the vet, and his teenage daughter Misuzu after his free-spirited mother Ritsuko has gone to Micronesia to work as a photographer. Many people have abandoned animals with Ko, and paying customers are few with most of his income coming from frequently boarding a friendly dog that is almost part of the family. Taichi feels abandoned as well, and clashes with Ko when the vet sees the new arrival as a burden, especially after discovering that the fox is deaf and blind. However, Taichi names it Helen after Helen Keller and attempts to bring her back to full health while teaching her about the world as sort of a young Annie Sullivan. Even though Taichi gets her to eat, Helen suffers increasing fits stemming from her damaged brain. Written by Brian Greenhalgh

Taichi effort and never gives up spirit encourage the little fox,Helen to continue her life.Instead of 3 days, the little fox had lived up to 3 weeks. It might be short, but for Taichi and his family....this period is like between spring and summer, leaving each others the best memory.

Sometimes, cares are the best medicine.