(星になった少年 Shining Boy ＆ Little Randy)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Romance,

Family,

Drama

Runtime:

113 minutes

Year:

2005

Directors:

Shunsaku Kawake

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Production companies:

Matching Motion Pictures,

TOHO,

Fuji Television Network,

Stardust Pictures,

Cine Bazar

Actors:

Tetsumu Ogawa

Sario Ogawa

Kosuke Ogawa

Emi Murakami

Asako Fujisawa

Crews:

Script

Editor

Casting

Costume Supervisor

Scoring Mixer