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Hippo Director's Zoo Diary (1981)

Directed by Masayuki Akehi

Overview

Aging zoo keeper Nishiyama Toshio acquires two young trainees: short-tempered former chef Takeshi Ishizawa and gentle vet Ichiro Hasegawa. Both are surprised by the difficulties they face in a deceptively easy job but persevere through troubles such as an escaped pelican, a dying camel, and the birth of a hippo.

Length 75 minutes

Actors

Fuyumi Shiraishi | Eiko Masuyama | Nagai Ichirou | Jōji Yanami | Mugihito | Noriko Tsukase | Masaharu Satō | Hiroshi Ohtake | Hajime Hana | Yoku Shioya