Underplayed Gems

The Green Horizon (1980)

The Green Horizon poster
Original title
アフリカ物語
Directed by
Susumu Hani
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

An elderly man living in Africa encounters a young girl. The two form an unlikely bond as they face the challenges of the natural world around them.

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What happens

A Tale of Africa (Japanese: アフリカ物語, Hepburn: Afurika Monogatari), also known as The Green Horizon, is a 1980 Japanese drama film directed by Susumu Hani and Simon Trevor and starring James Stewart in his final live-action theatrically-released film role. The film's screenplay was written by Sanrio founder Shintaro Tsuji from a story by Shūji Terayama. Sanrio released A Tale of Africa on July 19, 1980, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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