Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe. Around the same time, Shota's wife, Setsuko, also gave birth to a son. Hanako, the baby elephant, grows up while deepening her bonds with elementary school students who love zoos. However, as Japan enters the Pacific War, the military orders the animals in the zoos of five major cities to be killed.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama,

War

Duration:

106 minutes

Year:

1986

Director:

Ryô Kinoshita

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Company:

TOHO,

Shogakukan,

Bandai

Cast:

Shota Tanabe (Tokyo Fujimi Zoo Keeper)

Sachiko Kogure (Akimoto's fiancée/Pianist)

Setsuko Tanabe (Shota's wife)

Mariko Kurita (Director Kurita's daughter)

Momoyo (Shota's mother)

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Director

Assistant Director

Producer

Screenplay

Art Direction