Khan Kluay (2006)
- Original title
- ก้านกล้วย
- Directed by
- Kompin Kemgumnird
- Genre
- animation, family, adventure
- Country
- Thailand
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young elephant named Khan Kluay gets separated from his mother and ends up being trained as a war elephant for King Naresuan in ancient Siam. The story follows his journey from a playful calf to a brave war elephant.
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What happens
Khan Kluay (Thai: ก้านกล้วย; RTGS: Kan Kluai) is a 2006 Thai animated adventure film set in Ayutthaya-era Siam about a Thai elephant who wanders away from his mother and becomes the war elephant for King Naresuan. It is based on the story Chao Phraya Prap Hongsawadee by Ariya Jintapanichkarn. The film took three years to make, and was released on May 18, 2006, in Thailand. In 2007, the film was released as The Blue Elephant in the United States on September 2, and as Jumbo in India in December 25. Khan Kluay is directed by Kompin Kemgumnird, an animator who had worked on Disney films such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Tarzan and Blue Sky Studios' Ice Age. Produced by Kantana Animation, it was the first Thai 3D animated feature film and the first Thai animated feature film released since The Adventure of Sudsakorn, a 1979 cel-animated film by Payut Ngaokrachang. The film's sequel, Khan Kluay 2, is about Khan Kluay's two elephant children, another attack by the Hanthawaddy, and the choice between living with his wife or fighting the Burmese. An animated television series, The Adventures of Khan Kluay, was produced by Kantana Animation Studio and broadcast on BBTV Channel 7. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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King Naresuan 5 (2014)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.