Underplayed Gems

Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)

Jungle Emperor Leo poster
Original title
ジャングル大帝 劇場版
Directed by
Yoshio Takeuchi
Genre
fantasy anime and manga, Adventure, Fantasy
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 77 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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.

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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)

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