Crossing the Snow



Crossing the Snow is an animated short that is adapted from a Japanese folkloric tale. It is part of the anthology series Animated Tales of the World

Summary
This tale tells the story of siblings Shiro and Kanko can finally go out and play in the forest. The two discover a snowman made by fox cubs and the two decide to meet the foxes for themselves, despite the warnings from the parents saying that foxes are mischievous and cunning. The siblings call the cubs to meet Konzaburo, a white fox. After a friendly exchange from Konzaburo, Shiro and Kanko are still a bit hesitant to accept the dumplings that Konzaburo offers them. They do, however, accept tickets to the Magic Lantern Show by the school of foxes. The two return to the forest on the next full moon for the Magic Lantern Show and the two are greeted by the fox cubs. This tale is then known that Shiro and Kanko found out that the foxes are friendly even though the siblings' parents thought they are mischievous and cunning, as a misunderstanding.

Voice Cast

 * Zach Beauvais - Shiro


 * Chiwetel Ejiofor - Konzaburo


 * Courtney Fudge - Kanko / Girl Fox Cub


 * Josh Jamieson - Saburo / Fox Cub


 * Ben Johnstone - Ichiro / Fox Cub


 * Andrew Melville - Narrator / Kanzo


 * Alexander Pownall - Jiro / Fox Cub