Movie Description
旭山動物園物語 ペンギンが空をとぶ
(2009)Overview
Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido, is the northernmost zoo in Japan. The unpopular zoo welcomes a new zoo keeper, young Yoshida (Yasuhi Nakamura), who has more affection for insects than people after years of being bullied at school when he was young. Yoshida soon realizes that Asahiyama Zoo is facing a financial crisis and the zoo director Takizawa (Toshiyuki Nishida) has been doing everything in his power to save the zoo from closing down. Moved by Takizawa's passion, Yoshida and other zoo keepers came to share the zoo director's belief that one's dreams can come true, and together they tackle this seemingly impossible task of revitalizing Asahiyama. A breakthrough arrives in the form of “Behavioral Exhibition,†a method that is pioneered by Ashiyama's zoo keepers and which eventually makes the zoo renowned throughout the world.
Featured Crew
Cast
Kanji Takizawa
Tsuyoshi Yoshida
Makoto Ogawa
Sanae Ikeuchi
Teruo Mitani
Genta Tobe
Seinosuke Yanagihara
Itsuro Usui
Keisuke Nirasaki
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Facts
Original Title旭山動物園物語 ペンギンが空をとぶ
Status Released
Release Information
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2009-02-07
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 52m
Production CompaniesJapan Film Fund,KADOKAWA
Genres
- Drama