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The Elephant Who Waited
The Elephant Who Waited
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The Elephant Who Waited

Original Title: 待って居た象

1949
1h 21m
Comedy
War

Status

Released

Release

1949

Runtime

1h 21m

Storyline

The story of Kanesuke and Entaro who are master elephant trainers in charge of two elephants, Taro and Hanako at the Metropolitan Zoo.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 21m
Nov 20, 1949
Languages
Japanese
Director
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Production
Daiei Film
Daiei Film
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Kingorō Yanagiya

Kingorō Yanagiya

Entatsu Yokoyama

Entatsu Yokoyama

Chizuru Kitagawa

Chizuru Kitagawa

Meiko Nakamura

Meiko Nakamura

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Hikaru Hoshi

Hikaru Hoshi

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