Yoshio Kuroda

A series of short stories all about dogs.

Nello is a boy who lives a poor but happy life, helping his grandfather Jehan to cart milk to the nearby village. He loves drawing pictures, and his dream is to become a painter just like the famous artist Peter Paul Rubens. One day Nello finds Patrasche, a dog that has been abused and abandoned. Nello takes Patrasche into his home and cares for the wretched animal. Over time, boy and dog develop a close friendship and come to depend on one another. Alois, a daughter of the richest family in the village, joins our hero as a sympathetic friend. However, Nello's poverty and his dream of becoming a painter alienate Alois's father and the other villagers. Nello experiences firsthand the cruelty of the people he has grown up with, and must struggle to win their appreciation and respect. With perseverance and determination, this young boy never lets go of his dream no matter the circumstances he goes through.

У мальчика Нелло, наделенного даром рисования, живет пес Патраш, добрый и симпатичный. С мальчиком дружит Алуа, дочь богатого человека, но папа не разрешает ей с ним дружить, считая, что бедный мальчик для нее не подходящая компания. А Нелло так хорошо нарисовал ее портрет. Однажды он, его дедушка и Алуа пошли в Антверпен, там Патраша узнал его бывший злой хозяин, захотевший взять пса обратно. Но Нелло и его друзья помешали этому. Мальчик принял участие в конкурсе юных художников - победитель мог бесплатно учиться в школе искусств. О жизни Нелло, его пса Патраша, Алуа и рассказывает этот фильм

Летние каникулы неожиданно оборачиваются для 15-ти мальчишек, в возрасте от восьми до четырнадцати лет, опасное и увлекательное приключение. Дети остаются одни на дрейфующем судне и попадают в шторм. Мальчики попадают на остров в Тихом океане. Оказавшись на необитаемом острове, ребята начинают отчаянно преодолевать трудности и бороться за свою жизнь. Наполненные опасностью, волнением и страхом двухлетние каникулы превращают юнцов в сильных и самостоятельных мужчин.

In the future, the oceans have risen to flood all the continents due to humanity's negligence of the environment. Only a few bits of land have been spared, and one of those is the city-island where Elfie lives with her grandfather. One day, due to an underwater incident, she discovers that she can breathe underwater. Her grandfather reveals that in truth she is one of the mythical sea-people. Using the city folk's xenophobia, local politicians spark a war with this hidden people to distract people from their current resource problems, and Elfie is caught in the middle of it.

Peter the fairy, who is head of Placid forest, loves to play with his animal friends. One day "Man" threatens to destroy their homes by cutting down the trees. They decide to peacefully protest but the humans won't listen. With their lives at stake, the animals and Peter carry out their final operation.

The story concerns a homeless boy named Ricky, or Ted in the Japanese version. After seeing a movie about Gulliver he meets Professor Gulliver himself in a forest. Gulliver is now an elderly, space-traveling scientist. With Dr. Gulliver's assistant Sylvester the crow (named Crow in the Japanese edition), and Ricky's companions, a talking dog and a toy soldier, they travel the Milky Way to the Planet of Blue Hope, which has been taken over by the Queen of Purple Planet and her evil group of robots. Armed with water-pistols and water balloons, which melt the villains, Ricky and Gulliver restore Blue Hope to its doll-like owners.