Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth (movie)

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth (movie)

子象物語 地上に降りた天使
  • Production country: Japan
  • Producer: Ryô Kinoshita
  • Production companies: TOHO, Shogakukan, Bandai
  • Genre: Drama, War
  • Release date: 7/26/1986
  • Run time: 106 min.

Movie description

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.

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Tetsuya Takeda

Tetsuya Takeda

Role(s): Shota Tanabe (Tokyo Fujimi Zoo Keeper)

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Kurara Haruka

Kurara Haruka

Role(s): Sachiko Kogure (Akimoto's fiancée/Pianist)

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Midori Hagio

Midori Hagio

Role(s): Setsuko Tanabe (Shota's wife)

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Mari Mizutani

Mari Mizutani

Role(s): Mariko Kurita (Director Kurita's daughter)

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Nobuyo Oyama

Nobuyo Oyama

Role(s): Momoyo (Shota's mother)

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