Movielogr
A Zoo Without an Elephant (1982)
Directed by Tsuneo Maeda
Overview
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.
Length 79 minutes
Actors
Masahiro Anzai | Tadao Futami | Tetsuya Kaji | Hiroko Maruyama | Yoneko Matsukane | Eken Mine | Ichirô Murakoshi | Masako Nozawa | Ryûji Saikachi | Fujio Tokita | Yoshito Yasuhara