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Shining Boy & Little Randy (2005)
Directed by Shunsaku Kawake
Romance, Family, Drama · 1h 53m
Tetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with elephants. This prompts him to leave for Chiang Mai in Thailand to become Japan's first elephant trainer. Having found his place in the world, Tetsumu develops into a strong, confident young man. He returns to Japan with the dream of building a green "paradise" for his ivory-tusked friends. Meanwhile, he starts a career as an elephant trainer for touring shows. He meets Emi, a woman seven years his senior and falls in love.
Cast
Yuya Yagira
Takako Tokiwa
Katsumi Takahashi
Yu Aoi
Mitsuko Baisho
Kazuyuki Aijima
Tetsuya Takeda
Takehiko Ono
Natsuki Okamoto
Jaran Petcharoen
Brother Tom
Crew
- Director
- Shunsaku Kawake
- Screenplay
- Sumio Ōmori
- Director of Photography
- Hiroshi Takase
- Original Music Composer
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Editor
- Hideyuki Ochiai
- Producer
- Hiroyoshi Koiwai
Details
- Original title
- 星になった少年
- Release date
- 2005-09-23
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Romance, Family, Drama
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese, Thai
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Matching Motion Pictures, TOHO, Fuji Television Network, Stardust Pictures, Cine Bazar