A Zoo Without an ElephantMovie
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.
About A Zoo Without an Elephant
A Zoo Without an Elephant is a 1982 animation, comedy movie directed by Tsuneo Maeda.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 19m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Masahiro Anzai, Tadao Futami, Tetsuya Kaji, Hiroko Maruyama. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
