My Father's Dragon (1997 film)
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| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
My Father's Dragon (エルマーの冒険, Erumā no Bōken, lit. "Elmer's adventure") is a 1997 Japanese animated film based on the My Father's Dragon children's books by Ruth Stiles Gannett and their illustrations by .
Cast[]
- Elmer Elevator: Yu-ki (TRF)
- Boris the Dragon: Megumi Hayashibara
- Cat: Jōji Yanami
- Male Gorilla: Daisuke Gōri
- Nearsighted Rat: Masako Nozawa
- Lion: Katsuhisa Namase
- Lioness: Sumiko Sakamoto
- Elmer's Mother:
- Elmer's Father: Masahiro Takashima
- Seagull: Naoki Tatsuta
- Wild Boars: Kazuki Yao, Bin Shimada
- Rhino: Yusaku Yara
- Tigers: Banjō Ginga, Ikuya Sawaki, Masaharu Satō, Kōzō Shioya, Kenyu Horiuchi
- Rōjī: Chiaki
- Rōdā:
- Female Gorilla: Hiroko Emori
- Alligators: , Hirohiko Kakegawa
- Store Owner: Kazumi Tanaka
- Rachel: Junichi Sugawara
- Roberta: Takumi Yamazaki
- Lucy: Makiko Ōmoto
Staff[]
- Distribution: Shochiku
- Director:
- Executive Producer:
- Production Heads: ,
- Producers: ,
- Original Story: Ruth Stiles Gannett
- Screenplay: Kenji Terada
- Planning: , ,
- Supervising Animation Director:
- Character Design:
- Cinematography:
- Special Effects:
- Art Director:
- Editor: Hajime Okayasu
- Music:
- 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
- Lyrics by Marc
- Composed by Tetsuya Komuro
Releases[]
Albums[]
- Elmer no Bōken Original Soundtrack
- Released 1997-07-21, 34 tracks, CD, Sony Music Entertainment
Video[]
See also[]
- List of animated feature-length films
External links[]
- Official web page at Shochiku Films
- My Father's Dragon (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Elmer no Bōken at IMDb
- Indies (in Japanese)
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Categories:
- 1997 films
- Japanese-language films
- 1990s children's animated films
- 1997 anime films
- Adventure anime and manga
- Animated films about dragons
- Animated films based on children's books
- Anime films based on novels
- Fantasy anime and manga
- Films directed by Masami Hata
- Japanese animated fantasy films
- Japanese children's fantasy films
- Japanese fantasy adventure films
- Japanese films
- Anime film stubs