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Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

Plot: In the winter of 1945, Sakura the elephant gave birth to a baby elephant at Tokyo Fujimi Zoo under the watchful eye of the zookeeper Shota Tanabe. Around the same time, Shota's wife, Setsuko, also gave birth to a son
Release Date: Saturday, July 26 1986
38 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Tetsuya TakedaTetsuya Takeda
Tetsuya Takeda was
36 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Shota Tanabe (Tokyo Fujimi Zoo Keeper)'.
Fri, Nov 04 1949
Portrait of Kurara HarukaKurara Haruka
Kurara Haruka was
30 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Sachiko Kogure (Akimoto's fiancée/Pianist)'.
Wed, Nov 09 1955
Portrait of Midori HagioMidori Hagio
Midori Hagio was
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as 'Setsuko Tanabe (Shota's wife)'.
Thu, Jan 14 1954
Portrait of Mari MizutaniMari Mizutani
Mari Mizutani was
15 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Mariko Kurita (Director Kurita's daughter)'.
Sun, Jul 18 1971
Portrait of Nobuyo OyamaNobuyo Oyama
Nobuyo Oyama was
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as 'Momoyo (Shota's mother)'.
Mon, Oct 16 1933 –
Sun, Sep 29 2024
Portrait of Chōichirō KawarasakiChōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki was
47 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Hideo Hayakawa'.
Wed, Jan 11 1939 –
Fri, Sep 19 2003
Portrait of Kan MikamiKan Mikami
Kan Mikami was
36 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Kikuo Yokoyama (Akimoto's sidecar driver/Army Sergeant)'.
Mon, Mar 20 1950
Portrait of LaSalle IshiiLaSalle Ishii
LaSalle Ishii was
30 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Genji Oshima'.
Wed, Oct 19 1955
Portrait of Noboru MitaniNoboru Mitani
Noboru Mitani was
54 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Kiyoshi Saito'.
Sat, Apr 09 1932 –
Sun, Jan 15 2023
Portrait of Shigeru KōyamaShigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama was
57 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Masahiro Murakami'.
Wed, Jan 16 1929 –
Tue, Jan 03 2017
Portrait of Akira NagoyaAkira Nagoya
Akira Nagoya was
55 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Shoichi Takahashi (Director of Tokyo Fujimi Zoo)'.
Mon, Dec 08 1930 –
Tue, Jun 24 2003
Portrait of Yûki MeguroYûki Meguro
Yûki Meguro was
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as 'Chief of Staff'.
Fri, Aug 15 1947
Portrait of Hideji ŌtakiHideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki was
61 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Hiroshi Kurita (Director of Nagano Zoo)'.
Sat, Jun 06 1925 –
Tue, Oct 02 2012
Portrait of Toshiyuki NagashimaToshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima was
29 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Keiji Akimoto (Army Major)'.
Sun, Oct 21 1956

Crew

Portrait of Ryô KinoshitaRyô Kinoshita
Ryô Kinoshita was
55 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Director'
Sat, Feb 28 1931
Portrait of Kunio MiyoshiKunio Miyoshi
Kunio Miyoshi was
37 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Assistant Director'
Mon, Aug 23 1948
Portrait of Nobuo YamadaNobuo Yamada
Nobuo Yamada was
54 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Screenplay'
Mon, Jul 11 1932 –
Mon, Feb 02 1998
Portrait of Yoshimasa OnishiYoshimasa Onishi
Yoshimasa Onishi was
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as 'Producer'
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Portrait of Junichi ShinzakaJunichi Shinzaka
Junichi Shinzaka was
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as 'Producer'
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Portrait of Yoshitami KuroiwaYoshitami Kuroiwa
Yoshitami Kuroiwa was
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as 'Editor'
Sun, Nov 15 1931 –
Wed, Dec 12 2012
Portrait of Kentaro HanedaKentaro Haneda
Kentaro Haneda was
37 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Original Music Composer'
Wed, Jan 12 1949 –
Sat, Jun 02 2007
Portrait of Shōhei AndōShōhei Andō
Shōhei Andō was
52 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Cinematography'
Sat, Sep 02 1933 –
Fri, May 20 2011
Portrait of Yoshirō MurakiYoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki was
61 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Art Direction'
Fri, Aug 15 1924 –
Mon, Oct 26 2009
Portrait of Susumu ChikadaSusumu Chikada
Susumu Chikada was
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as 'Sound'
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Mon, Oct 01 2012
Portrait of Yoshinori IshizukiYoshinori Ishizuki
Yoshinori Ishizuki was
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as 'Still Photographer'
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Portrait of Teruo OsawaTeruo Osawa
Teruo Osawa was
48 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
as 'Lighting Technician'
Sat, Jan 01 1938