Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

Overview

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. Hanako, the baby elephant, grows up while deepening her bonds with elementary school students who love zoos. However, as Japan enters the Pacific War, the military orders the animals in the zoos of five major cities to be killed.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 26, 1986

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO,Bandai,Shogakukan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded