A Zoo Without an Elephant

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A Zoo Without an Elephant (1982)

Directed by Tsuneo Maeda

Animation, Comedy · 1h 19m

In 1949, after the war, Hidé and his sister Myoko are poor and live in a makeshift hut under the bridge and do their best to survive. When Myoko recovers from an illness, he offers to take her to the Zoo to show her the impressive elephant that marked him during a visit when he was younger. He will be angry to find that there is no more elephant, replaced by a cardboard reproduction. Sankichi, a Zoo employee will tell him the sad truth about what happened.

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Cast

Masahiro Anzai (voice) Tadao Futami (voice) Tetsuya Kaji (voice) Hiroko Maruyama Tomo (voice) Yoneko Matsukane Miyoko (voice) Eken Mine (voice) Ichirô Murakoshi Ikeda-san (voice) Masako Nozawa Hide (voice) Ryuji Saikachi (voice) Fujio Tokita Sankichi (voice) Yoshito Yasuhara (voice)

Crew

Director
Tsuneo Maeda
Editor
Masashi Furukawa
Producer
Atsumi Tashiro, Toki Udagawa

Details

Original title
象のいない動物園
Release date
1982-03-20
Runtime
1h 19m
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Group TAC