Shining Boy and Little Randy (2005)
Tetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with elephants. This prompts him to leave for Chiang Mai in Thailand to become Japan's first elephant trainer. Having found his place in the world, Tetsumu develops into a strong, confident young man. He returns to Japan with the dream of building a green "paradise" for his ivory-tusked friends. Meanwhile, he starts a career as an elephant trainer for touring shows. He meets Emi, a woman seven years his senior and falls in love.
Director:
Shunsaku Kawake
Writer:
Sumio Ōmori
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Yuya Yagira as Tetsumu Ogawa |
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Takako Tokiwa as Sario Ogawa |
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Katsumi Takahashi as Kosuke Ogawa |
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Yu Aoi as Emi Murakami |
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Mitsuko Baisho as Asako Fujisawa |
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Kazuyuki Aijima as |
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Tetsuya Takeda as |
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Takehiko Ono as Shinsuke Iwamoto |
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Natsuki Okamoto as |
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Jaran Petcharoen as Mahout |
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Yoshiharu Takeda as |
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Brother Tom as |
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Taketoshi Nagahori as Bank Employee |
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Sayoko Oho as Nori Ogawa |
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Seishirou Katou as Takao Ogawa (1992) |
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Takeru Taniyama as Takao Ogawa (1989) |
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Hana Inoue as Maki Ogawa (1989) |
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Jiro Sato as High School Teacher |
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Minako Ban as Noodle shop owner |
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Shinya Kote as Companion's Boss |
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Yoshiyuki Morishita as Professional animal keeper |
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Mitsuko Baisho as Asako Fujisawa (as Mitsuko Baisho) |
| Crew | Yukiko Nagasaka | Script |
| Directing | Shunsaku Kawake | Director |
| Writing | Sayuri Sakamoto | Author |
| Writing | Sumio Ōmori | Screenplay |
| Production | Chihiro Kameyama | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hiroyoshi Koiwai | Producer |
| Production | Yoshishige Shimatani | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Hideyuki Ochiai | Editor |
| Art | Osamu Yamaguchi | Art Direction |
| Art | Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat | Art Direction |
| Art | Yoshihito Akatsuka | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Chidchanok Plodripu | Assistant Director |
| Art | Miyuki Kitagawa | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Sudkamol Tangtham | Property Master |
| Crew | Apiradee 'Joy' Thongprachan | Propmaker |
| Sound | Susumu Take | Sound |
| Crew | Taichi Ito | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Lighting | Akira Ono | Gaffer |
| Production | Atima Thampirak | Casting Associate |
| Production | Nattakarn Thanopajai | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chantika Kongsillawat | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Fernando Aponte | Scoring Mixer |
| Crew | Fernando Aponte | Score Engineer |
| Camera | Hiroshi Takase | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Toshiaki Kimura | Other |
| Editing | 落合英之 | Editor |
