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: Jōji Yanami Male Gorilla: Daisuke Gōri 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: Banjō Ginga, Ikuya Sawaki, Masaharu Satō, Kōzō Shioya, Kenyu Horiuchi Rōjī: Chiaki Rōdā: Ikuko Takeuchi Female Gorilla: Hiroko Emori Alligators: Masato Amada, Hirohiko Kakegawa Store Owner: Kazumi Tanaka Rachel: Junichi Sugawara Roberta: Takumi Yamazaki Lucy: Makiko Ōmoto
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: Yūji Tanitabe, Hideki Higuchi, Fumio Sameshima Supervising Animation Director: Yutaka Arai Character Design: Shūichi 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' DanceOpening 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 Bōken Original SoundtrackReleased 1997-07-21, 34 tracks, CD, Sony Music Entertainment
Video Elmer no BōkenReleased 1998-12-05 (both limited and regular), color, VHS (NTSC), Shochiku
See also List of animated feature-length films
External links at Shochiku Films
Indies
ja:エルマーの冒険