(子象物語 地上に降りた天使)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama,

War

Runtime:

106 minutes

Year:

1986

Directors:

Ryô Kinoshita

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Production companies:

TOHO,

Shogakukan,

Bandai

Actors:

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)

Crews:

Director

Assistant Director

Art Direction

Cinematography

Screenplay