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A Zoo Without an Elephant

A Zoo Without an Elephant

Original Title: 象のいない動物園

19821h 19m

Status

Released

Release

1982

Runtime

1h 19m

Storyline

In 1949, after the war, Hidé and his sister Myoko are poor and live in a makeshift hut under the bridge and do their best to survive. When Myoko recovers from an illness, he offers to take her to the Zoo to show her the impressive elephant that marked him during a visit when he was younger. He will be angry to find that there is no more elephant, replaced by a cardboard reproduction. Sankichi, a Zoo employee will tell him the sad truth about what happened.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 19m
Mar 20, 1982
Languages
Japanese
Director
Production
Production Countries
Japan