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Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)

Name: Jungle Emperor Leo
Director: Yoshio Takeuchi
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family
Released: 1997-08-01
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Masane Tsukayama, Chieko Baisho, Tomoko Ishimura, Hekiru Shiina, Kaneta Kimotsuki

A king’s journey to protect his kingdom and family.

99 min · Japan · Dir. Yoshio Takeuchi

Adventure Animation Family 1997 movies

Tezuka Osamu's most famous work "Jungle Emperor Leo" has been made into an animated version a number of times. In this theater version, Tezuka Osamu was able for the first time to depict the theme that "All life is equal" through Leo's self-sacrifice.