Elephant from "Zoo Story"

Name: Elephant from "Zoo Story"
Director: Kajirō Yamamoto
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-04-09T
Duration: 67 min
Rating: 0.0
Cast: Kenichi Enomoto, Keiju Kobayashi, Momoko Kôchi, Kyōko Anzai, Yoshio Kosugi

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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.

Actor: Kenichi Enomoto, Keiju Kobayashi, Momoko Kôchi, Kyōko Anzai, Yoshio Kosugi, Sachio Sakai, Sōji Ubukata, Noriko Honma, Okayu Taka, Akira Sera

Director: Kajirō Yamamoto

Years: 1957

Country: Japan

Quality: HD

Production: TOHO

Elephant from "Zoo Story"

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