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''Khan Kluay'' (Thai: ก้านกล้วย) is a 2006 Thai 3D computer-animated adventure comedy family feature film set during Ayutthaya-era Siam about an elephant who wanders away from his mother and eventually becomes the war elephant for King Naresuan. It is based on "Chao Praya Prab Hongsawadee" by Ariya Jintapanichkarn. It was officially released as ''Jumbo'' in India and ''The Blue Elephant'' in the United States. There is a sequel to this movie, known as ''Khan Kluay 2''〔(), "Trumpeting for triumph" ; retrieved 2010-11-17〕 This movie is about Khan Kluay's two elephant children, another attack by the Hongsawadi (Burmese), and struggling whether to live with his wife or fight the Burmese.〔(), "trailer Khan kluay 2" ; retrieved 2010-11-20〕 ''Khan Kluay'' is directed by Kompin Kemgumnird, an animator who had worked on Disney films such as ''The Lion King'', ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire'', and'' Tarzan'', and Blue Sky Studios' ''Ice Age''. Produced by Kantana Animation, it was the first Thai 3-D animated feature film to be released, and was also the first animated Thai feature to be released since ''The Adventure of Sudsakorn'', a cel-animated film by Payut Ngaokrachang which was released in 1979. ''Khan Kluay'' took three years to make and cost 150 million baht (about $3.9 million USD). ''Khan Kluay'' was released in Thai cinemas on May 18, 2006. It was the highest-grossing Thai film of 2006, taking in approximately 91 million baht at the box office. An animated television series, ''The Adventures of Khan Kluay'', has been created by Kantana Animation Studio and is broadcast on BBTV Channel 7. ==Plot== When Khan Kluay is born, his grandmother notes that his back is strong and has thick skin like his father and that his true strength lies within, and names him "Khan Kluay" (Banana Stem). As a young elephant, Khan Kluay is taunted by the other elephants because he is fatherless. Naturally, Khan Kluay is curious about his father, and he's told that his father is a war elephant for the king. Because of this, he wants to find his father. As he was still a young elephant, he wanders off to begin his search, and he is soon captured by a Burmese raiding party. In trying to escape from the Burmese camp, the young elephant is befriended by a Siamese boy prince, Naresuan, who has been ransomed to the Burmese. Naresuan has the ability to calm Khan Kluay into thinking clearly, and Khan Kluay makes his escape. Weakened, Khan Kluay then comes upon a village where humans and elephants are working together. He is befriended by a young female elephant, Khan Sua, and is then chained up until he is healed. Khan Kluay soon learns to value the humans who have captured him. Under the training of a wise old mahout, he becomes bigger and stronger. A local warlord comes around annually to collect taxes from the village, and his taxes have become greedier and heavier each year. The village rebels, and with the humans and their elephants working together, the warlord and his beasts are defeated. Naresuan, now as the king of Siam, has called for elephants, and Khan Kluay is taken to the palace. There, he is seen by his mother, who calls out to him. He goes wild in trying to break her free from her chains to help his mother. Naresuan notices this, and remembers that he is Khan Kluay from his boyhood. The king is able to calm Khan Kluay, and from then on, he serves as Naresuan's war elephant. In battle, Khan Kluay confronts Nguangdaeng, a giant Burmese war elephant with fiery eyes, who was responsible for the death of his father. He gets a chance to acquit himself in battle for the glory of Siam, and his revenge. Finally, Khan Kluay avenges for his father by killing Nguangdaeng. After that, he is released to spend the rest of his life with his loved ones until the Burmese return. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khan Kluay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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