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Zou no Inai Doubutsuen

Zou no Inai Doubutsuen

象のいない動物園

After World War II, a young boy named Hide promises his sick sister Miyoko that he will take her to see a real elephant. When he goes to Ueno Zoo in search of one, an old man tells him the tragic story of what happened to the zoo's animals during the war.

Based on true events, the film recounts how the dangerous animals at Ueno Zoo were systematically killed to prevent them from escaping and causing chaos in the event of Allied bombings. The methods used included starvation, poisoning, and execution. The story follows the children as they learn about this dark chapter and later witness the arrival of a new elephant, Indira, a gift from India in 1949.

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