Hippo Director's Zoo Diary (1981)

Director: Masayuki Akehi

Aging zoo keeper Nishiyama Toshio 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.

Cast

Fuyumi Shiraishi

マサル(動物好きの少年)

Eiko Masuyama

マサルの母

Nagai Ichirou

上野動物園園長

Joji Yanami

大久保

Mugihito

太田

Noriko Tsukase

女性飼育係

Masaharu Sato

河原

Hiroshi Otake

石沢猛(新人飼育係,元コック)

Hajime Hana

西山登志雄(主人公)

Yoku Shioya

長谷川一郎(新人飼育係,元獣医志望)