Zôressha ga Yatte Kita
Overview
During WWII most zoo animals that could pose a danger to the public were slaughtered. Only two elephants survived the war, and trains were arranged to bring children from all over the country to see them.
Top Cast
Kumiko Nishihara
Masako Nozawa
Osamu Saka
Toshio Furukawa
Masao Imanishi
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About Zôressha ga Yatte Kita
Zôressha ga Yatte Kita is a animation, family, history film released in 1992 exploring themes of world war ii, zoo, cartoon elephant. Directed by Mei Kato, it stars Kumiko Nishihara, Masako Nozawa, Osamu Saka. During WWII most zoo animals that could pose a danger to the public were slaughtered. Only two elephants survived the war, and trains were arranged to bring children from all over the country to see them.
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