Buruuba (1955)

Original title

ブルーバ

Directed by

Shigeyoshi Suzuki

Genre

adventure film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wild man raised in the jungle uses his strength and swimming skills to protect his home. The story follows his encounters with outsiders in a foreign land.

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What happens

Brooba (ブルーバ, Burūba) is a 1955 adventure film directed by Shigeyoshi Suzuki. The film was a Japanese Tarzan film based on the main character Brooba. It was supposed to be shot in the jungle but was filmed in Los Angeles. Like Johnny Weissmuller who starred in classic Tarzan films, the starring actor Yoshihiro Hamaguchi was also an Olympic swimming medalist in the 1952 Summer Olympics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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