ゾウのはな子 (2007)

Directed by

Kono Keita

Cast

Sorimachi Takashi, Kitamura Kazuki, Komoto Masahiro, Junna Risa, Musaka Naomasa, Shibata Jun, Kubozuka Shunsuke, Sakai Masaaki

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 series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

During World War II, zookeepers at Ueno Zoo are forced to kill most of the animals. Three elephants survive the injections but eventually starve. After the war, children ask for a new elephant, so the zoo brings in a young elephant named Hanako from Thailand. She becomes a beloved star at Ueno Zoo but is later moved to a different zoo where she lives alone and grows hostile. Her former caretaker finds her suffering and works to help her recover.

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