Discotek Media picked up the rights to the 1978 Sanrio feature film Ringing Bell, also known as Bell of Chirin, back in the summer of 2013. With a home video release done previously, they’re now bringing it out through Tubi where it’s available in its subtitled. The work, directed by Masami Hata based on the creation by Takashi Yanase, is a 47-minute piece that has seen an English release before and an English dub was produced.
- Chirin – Barbara Goodson (lamb), Aron Kincaid (ram)
- Chirin’s mother – Joan Gerber
- Wolf – Aron Kincaid
- Narrator – Ron Gans
Plot Concept: A baby lamb named Chirin is devastated when his mother is killed by a wolf who raids the farm in the night. Seeking revenge, he must become like the very thing he wishes to destroy, and he must venture far beyond the safety his home and childhood into the wilderness to seek the fearsome Wolf King.
Ringing Bell starts off as a children’s film but quickly merges into a darkly toned story of the laws of nature and revenge. It has also been viewed in the past as a cautionary tale about venturing away from home, nonconformity, and revenge.
