Poster of Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

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)'.
Birthday: 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)'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 09 1955
Portrait of Midori HagioMidori Hagio. Midori Hagio was 32 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth as 'Setsuko Tanabe (Shota's wife)'.
Birthday: 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)'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 18 1971
Portrait of Nobuyo OyamaNobuyo Oyama. Nobuyo Oyama was 52 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth as 'Momoyo (Shota's mother)'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 16 1933 –
Died: 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'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 11 1939 –
Died: 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)'.
Birthday: 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'.
Birthday: 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'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 09 1932 –
Died: 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'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 16 1929 –
Died: 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)'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 08 1930 –
Died: Tue, Jun 24 2003
Portrait of Yūki MeguroYūki Meguro. Yūki Meguro was 38 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth as 'Chief of Staff'.
Birthday: 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)'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 06 1925 –
Died: 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)'.
Birthday: 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'
Birthday: 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'
Birthday: 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'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 11 1932 –
Died: Mon, Feb 02 1998
Portrait of Yoshimasa OnishiYoshimasa Onishi. Yoshimasa Onishi was >> in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Junichi ShinzakaJunichi Shinzaka. Junichi Shinzaka was >> in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshitami KuroiwaYoshitami Kuroiwa. Yoshitami Kuroiwa was 54 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth as 'Editor'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 15 1931 –
Died: 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'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 12 1949 –
Died: 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'
Birthday: Sat, Sep 02 1933 –
Died: 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'
Birthday: Fri, Aug 15 1924 –
Died: Mon, Oct 26 2009
Portrait of Susumu ChikadaSusumu Chikada. Susumu Chikada was >> in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Mon, Oct 01 2012
Portrait of Yoshinori IshizukiYoshinori Ishizuki. Yoshinori Ishizuki was >> in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth as 'Still Photographer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Teruo OsawaTeruo Osawa. Teruo Osawa was 48 in Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1938