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My Father's Dragon (1997 film)
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Wikipedia article
is a 1997 Japanese animated film based on the 'My Father's Dragon' children's books by Ruth Stiles Gannett and their illustrations by Ruth Chrisman Gannett.
Cast
*Elmer Elevator: Yu-ki (TRF)
*Boris the Dragon: Megumi Hayashibara
*Cat: Jji Yanami
*Male Gorilla: Daisuke Gri
*Nearsighted Rat: Masako Nozawa
*Lion: Katsuhisa Namase
*Lioness: Sumiko Sakamoto
*Elmer's Mother: Maiko Kikuchi
*Elmer's Father: Masahiro Takashima
*Seagull: Naoki Tatsuta
*Wild Boars: Kazuki Yao, Bin Shimada
*Rhino: Yusaku Yara
*Tigers: Banj Ginga, Ikuya Sawaki, Masaharu Sat, Kz Shioya, Kenyu Horiuchi
*Rj: Chiaki
*Rd: Ikuko Takeuchi
*Female Gorilla: Hiroko Emori
*Alligators: Masato Amada, Hirohiko Kakegawa
*Store Owner: Kazumi Tanaka
*Rachel: Junichi Sugawara
*Roberta: Takumi Yamazaki
*Lucy: Makiko moto
Staff
*Distribution: Shochiku
*Director: Masami Hata
*Executive Producer: Shunji Yoshida
*Production Heads: Kazuyoshi Okuyama, Masatoshi Sakai
*Producers: Satoshi Nagashima, Minami Kishimoto
*Original Story: Ruth Stiles Gannett
*Screenplay: Kenji Terada
*Planning: Yji Tanitabe, Hideki Higuchi, Fumio Sameshima
*Supervising Animation Director: Yutaka Arai
*Character Design: Shichi Seki
*Cinematography: Hideki Imaizumi
*Special Effects: Yoshio Kihara
*Art Director: Minoru Nishida
*Editor: Hajime Okayasu
*Music: Naoto Kine
*Music Supervisor: Tetsuya Komuro
Theme songs
;'Dragons' Dance':Opening theme by Yu-ki
:Lyrics by Tetsuya Komuro, Marc
:Composed by Tetsuya Komuro
;'If You Wish':Ending theme by Takashi Utsunomiya
:Lyrics by Marc
:Composed by Tetsuya Komuro
Releases
Albums
;'Elmer no Bken Original Soundtrack':Released 1997-07-21, 34 tracks, CD, Sony Music Entertainment
Video
;'Elmer no Bken':Released 1998-12-05 (both limited and regular), color, VHS (NTSC), ShochikuSee also
*List of animated feature-length films
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