06 Sep 2017
Pop Aye
On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand in search of the farm where they grew up together.
Elephant from "Zoo Story"
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.
Top Billed Cast
榎本健一 Zen-san (Elephant Officer)
小林桂樹 Head of Animal Care Division, Higashi
河内桃子 Yoshiko (Student mobilization)
安西郷子 Miyazawa Sensei
小杉義男 Sugiura (Gatekeeper)
堺左千夫 Tamura (Lion Officer)
生方壮児 Director of Toda Zoo
本間文子 Tetsu (Zen's wife)
Okayu Taka Takahashi (Leopard)
瀬良明 Ito (Small Bird)
津田光男 Inoue (Camel handler)
中丸忠雄 Narita (Sergeant)
Keiko Môri Hisako (Student mobilization)
榊田敬二 Postman
草間璋夫 Ueno Police Chief
安芸津広 Old skilled worker
岡部正 Newspaper reporter Tsurumi
山本廉 Newspaper reporter Kanayama
笈川武夫 Sendai Zoo Director
Takashi Itô
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