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Elephant from "Zoo Story" (1957)

Drama

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.

  • Release Date: 1957-04-09
  • Runtime: 1h 7min
  • Director: Kajirō Yamamoto

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Cast

  • Kenichi Enomoto

    Zen-san (Elephant Officer)

  • Keiju Kobayashi

    Head of Animal Care Division, Higashi

  • Momoko Kôchi

    Yoshiko (Student mobilization)

  • Kyōko Anzai

    Miyazawa Sensei

  • Yoshio Kosugi

    Sugiura (Gatekeeper)

  • Sachio Sakai

    Tamura (Lion Officer)

  • Sōji Ubukata

    Director of Toda Zoo

  • Noriko Honma

    Tetsu (Zen's wife)

  • Okayu Taka

    Takahashi (Leopard)

  • Akira Sera

    Ito (Small Bird)

  • Mitsuo Tsuda

    Inoue (Camel handler)

  • Tadao Nakamaru

    Narita (Sergeant)

  • Keiko Môri

    Hisako (Student mobilization)

  • Keiji Sakakida

    Postman

  • Akio Kusama

    Ueno Police Chief

  • Hiroshi Akitsu

    Old skilled worker

  • Tadashi Okabe

    Newspaper reporter Tsurumi

  • Ren Yamamoto

    Newspaper reporter Kanayama

  • Kazuyo Fukuda

    Auxiliary Military Police

  • Takeo Oikawa

    Sendai Zoo Director

  • Takashi Itô

  • Akemi Ueno

  • Reiko Wakamizu

  • Kimiko Naito

  • Yûko Nogami

  • Amagi Sanae

  • Masako Tsutsumi

    Sayama's wife

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