Zouressha ga Yatte Kita
During World War II, Japanese zoos faced a grim reality: as Allied bombing raids intensified, they began killing off their dangerous animals—including elephants—to prevent them from escaping and endangering civilians. By the end of the war, only two elephants survived in all of Japan, both living at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya. To give kids across the country a chance to see these rare animals, authorities organized special trains known as Elephant Trains. These trains shuttled children from all over Japan to Nagoya so they could visit the zoo and experience something many of them had never seen before. The film documents this fascinating chapter of postwar Japan, capturing both the educational mission and the cultural significance of bringing these surviving elephants to the attention of a new generation.
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Zouressha ga Yatte Kita
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1992
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During World War II, Japanese zoos faced a grim reality: as Allied bombing raids intensified, they began killing off their dangerous animals—including elephants—to prevent them from escaping and endangering civilians. By the end of the war, only two elephants survived in all of Japan, both living at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya. To give kids across the country a chance to see these rare animals, authorities organized special trains known as Elephant Trains. These trains shuttled children from all over Japan to Nagoya so they could visit the zoo and experience something many of them had never seen before. The film documents this fascinating chapter of postwar Japan, capturing both the educational mission and the cultural significance of bringing these surviving elephants to the attention of a new generation.
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Zouressha ga Yatte Kita
During World War II, Japanese zoos faced a grim reality: as Allied bombing raids intensified, they began killing off their dangerous animals—including elephants—to prevent them from escaping and endangering civilians. By the end of the war, only two elephants survived in all of Japan, both living at Higashiyama Zoo in Nagoya. To give kids across the country a chance to see these rare animals, authorities organized special trains known as Elephant Trains. These trains shuttled children from all over Japan to Nagoya so they could visit the zoo and experience something many of them had never seen before. The film documents this fascinating chapter of postwar Japan, capturing both the educational mission and the cultural significance of bringing these surviving elephants to the attention of a new generation.
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Zouressha ga Yatte Kita
ぞう列車がやってきた