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Elephant from "Zoo Story" (1957)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1957-04-09
  • Runtime: 1h 7min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: TOHO
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Kajirō Yamamoto

Summary

The fifth film in the Toho Diamond series, following "The Hateful Thing." Based on the true story of "Zoo Story" by author Fukuda Saburo. During the Tokyo air raids of World War II, Zen-san, an elephant keeper at Ueno Zoo, is faced with the heartbreaking task of euthanizing Tonki, a beloved elephant, due to food shortages and wartime pressures. Unable to carry out the order, Zen-san secretly feeds Tonki, but the elephant is ultimately shot by the military police. The film poignantly captures Zen-san’s despair and the devastation of war, as he reflects on his powerlessness amid the chaos.

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  • Kenichi Enomoto

    as Zen-san (Elephant Officer)

  • Keiju Kobayashi

    as Head of Animal Care Division, Higashi

  • Momoko Kôchi

    as Yoshiko (Student mobilization)

  • Kyōko Anzai

    as Miyazawa Sensei

  • Yoshio Kosugi

    as Sugiura (Gatekeeper)

  • Sachio Sakai

    as Tamura (Lion Officer)

  • Sōji Ubukata

    as Director of Toda Zoo

  • Noriko Honma

    as Tetsu (Zen's wife)

  • Okayu Taka

    as Takahashi (Leopard)

  • Akira Sera

    as Ito (Small Bird)

  • Mitsuo Tsuda

    as Inoue (Camel handler)

  • Tadao Nakamaru

    as Narita (Sergeant)

  • Keiko Môri

    as Hisako (Student mobilization)

  • Keiji Sakakida

    as Postman

  • Akio Kusama

    as Ueno Police Chief

  • Hiroshi Akitsu

    as Old skilled worker

  • Tadashi Okabe

    as Newspaper reporter Tsurumi

  • Ren Yamamoto

    as Newspaper reporter Kanayama

  • Kazuyo Fukuda

    as Auxiliary Military Police

  • Takeo Oikawa

    as Sendai Zoo Director

  • Takashi Itô

    as

  • Akemi Ueno

    as

  • Reiko Wakamizu

    as

  • Kimiko Naito

    as

  • Yûko Nogami

    as

  • Amagi Sanae

    as

  • Masako Tsutsumi

    as Sayama's wife
Writing Saburo Fukuda Original Story
Directing Kajirō Yamamoto Director
Writing Kajirō Yamamoto Screenplay
Sound Urato Watanabe Music
Camera Hajime Koizumi Camera Department Manager
Lighting Soichi Yokoi Lighting Director
Art Tatsuo Kita Art Department Manager
Sound Shin Watarai Recording Supervision
Editing Chozo Obata Editor
Production Jin Usami Producer
Directing Koji Kajita Assistant Director
Production Hidehisa Suga Production Manager
Camera Goichi Araki Camera Supervisor
Directing Toshiie Sakigami Assistant Director

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