Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)

Original title

ジャングル大帝 劇場版

Directed by

Yoshio Takeuchi

Genre

fantasy anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

U

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A white lion named Leo raises his family in the jungle while protecting the natural world from human encroachment. He faces challenges that test his role as a leader and a father.

poignantadventurousreflectivefamily-orientedearnestnostalgicnaturalisticgentle

What happens

Jungle Emperor Leo, known in Japan as Jungle Emperor: The Movie (Japanese: 劇場版 ジャングル大帝, Hepburn: Gekijōban Janguru Taitei) is a 1997 Japanese animated adventure drama film focusing on the last half of Osamu Tezuka's manga, Jungle Taitei (known in earlier US productions as Kimba the White Lion and Leo the Lion). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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