Kaba Enchou no Doubutsuen Nikki
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Alternative Titles
Chief Hippo’s Zoo Diary, Hippo Keeper’s Animal Diary, Kaba Enshou no Doubutsu Nikki, Kaba Enshou no Doubutsuen Nikki, Kaba Enshō no Dōbutsu Nikki, カバ園長の動物園日記, カバ園長の動物日記
Description
Aging zoo keeper Toshio Nishiyama acquires two young trainees: short-tempered former chef Takeshi Ishizawa and gentle vet Ichiro Hasegawa. Both are surprised by the difficulties they face in a deceptively easy job but persevere through troubles such as an escaped pelican, a dying camel, and the birth of a hippo. A semi-autobiographical TV special of anecdotes from real-life Tobu Animal Park zookeeper Toshio Nishiyama, who appears at the beginning and end of the film to talk about his love for animals-and to reveal that Ishizawa is in fact a projection of his younger self. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)