Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
First aired on Jul 26, 1986
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Genres: Drama, War
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Tetsuya Takeda | Shota Tanabe (Tokyo Fujimi Zoo Keeper)
Kurara Haruka | Sachiko Kogure (Akimoto's fiancée/Pianist)
Midori Hagio | Setsuko Tanabe (Shota's wife)
Mari Mizutani | Mariko Kurita (Director Kurita's daughter)
Nobuyo Oyama | Momoyo (Shota's mother)
Chōichirō Kawarasaki | Hideo Hayakawa
Featured Crew
Yoshirō Muraki | Art Direction
Ryô Kinoshita | Director
Shōhei Andō | Cinematography
Yoshimasa Onishi | Producer
Nobuo Yamada | Screenplay
Yoshitami Kuroiwa | Editor