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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:

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*Elmer's Mother: Maiko Kikuchi *Elmer's Father: Masahiro Takashima *Seagull: Naoki Tatsuta *Wild Boars: Kazuki Yao,

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*Rhino: Yusaku Yara *Tigers: Banjō Ginga,

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*Rōdā: Ikuko Takeuchi *Female Gorilla: Hiroko Emori *Alligators: Masato Amada, Hirohiko Kakegawa *Store Owner: Kazumi Tanaka *Rachel:

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*Roberta: Takumi Yamazaki *Lucy: Makiko Ōmoto

Staff

*Distribution: Shochiku *Director:

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*Executive Producer: Shunji Yoshida *Production Heads: Kazuyoshi Okuyama, Masatoshi Sakai *Producers: Satoshi Nagashima, Minami Kishimoto *Original Story: Ruth Stiles Gannett *Screenplay: Kenji Terada *Planning: Yūji Tanitabe, Hideki Higuchi, Fumio Sameshima *Supervising Animation Director: Yutaka Arai *Character Design: Shūichi Seki *Cinematography: Hideki Imaizumi *Special Effects: Yoshio Kihara *Art Director:

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*Editor: Hajime Okayasu *Music:

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*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

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: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

;''Elmer no Bōken'':Released 1998-12-05 (both limited and regular), color, VHS ( NTSC), Shochiku

External links

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1990s children's animated films 1997 anime films 1997 films Adventure anime and manga Animated films about dragons Animated films based on children's books Anime films based on novels Films directed by Masami Hata Japanese animated fantasy films Japanese children's fantasy films Japanese fantasy adventure films {{anime-film-stub ja:エルマーの冒険