Tetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with elephants. This prompts him to leave for Chiang Mai in Thailand to become Japan's first elephant trainer. Having found his place in the world, Tetsumu develops into a strong, confident young man. He returns to Japan with the dream of building a green "paradise" for his ivory-tusked friends. Meanwhile, he starts a career as an elephant trainer for touring shows. He meets Emi, a woman seven years his senior and falls in love.
Japanese study overview
Hoshi Ni Natta Shounen is a Japanese movie of 8,773 characters, with 922 unique words and 414 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 922 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 言うto say×20
- 動物animal×19
- 使うto use (a tool, method, etc.)×16
- 僕I×16
- 好きliking×12
- 私I×11
- 人間human being×11
- 食うto eat×11
- 子child×10
- お前you×10
- 待つto wait×9
- 早くearly×9
- 佐緒里Saori×5
- 哲夢Tetsumu×5
- 小川Okawa×4
- 万希Maki×3
- 食べるto eat×9
- 少しa little×8
- 今now×8
- 学校school×8