Chiisana Jumbo (1977)

The first anime feature produced by Sanrio (actual production was started in 1975). This is a colorful, painstakingly animated musical about a boy and his pet white elephant who one day drift onto a peaceful island which soon finds itself caught between two larger islands at war. The film is is based on a Yanase Takashi story, like The Bell of Chirin, but stylistically the two couldn’t be further apart. Where Chirin is hard-boiled and realistic, Jumbo is light-hearted and cartoonish, though underneath it all also treating of a serious theme. Yanase earlier made the film The Kindly Lion (1970) at Mushi Productions, a film that likewise reveals the darker side of Takashi "Anpan Man" Yanase. Animated in a vivid, bold style and featuring an original and striking dramatic form, this is a film sure to please children and animation connoisseurs alike.

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Der kleine Elefant Jumbo gelangt in einer purpurroten Kiste auf eine paradiesische Insel. Die kriegerischen Nachbarn bringen das Leben dort jedoch kräftig durcheinander, so dass die Freundschaft zwischen Jumbo und den anderen auf eine harte Probe gestellt wird.

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El pequeño elefante Jumbo llega a una isla paradisíaca en una caja de color púrpura. Sin embargo, los vecinos conflictivos causan muchos problemas a la vida allí, de modo que la amistad entre Jumbo y los demás se pone a una prueba muy dura.

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