Bara no Hana to Joe
Japanese title: バラの花とジョー
Alternative titles: Rose Flower and Joe, Bara no Hana & Joe
Type: Movie
Source: Picture book
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 1977
Duration: 20 min
Rating: PG - Children
Producers: Sanrio
Genres: Drama
Demographics: Kids

It's a Sanrio picture that feels partly like an anime art film and partly like a Warner Bros. cartoon. The film features some very creative imagery, a groovy 70's jazz score, and very little spoken dialogue. It's a story about a dog named Joe that falls in love with a rose and protects it from a mean-spirited crow. There's some energetic Friz Freleng style action, and also some unexpectedly grim tragedy.

(Source: animenation.net)