Known in Japan as "Janguru Taitei" ("Jungle Great" or, as Osamu Tezuka preferred, "Jungle Emperor"), Jungle Emperor Leo presents the latter half of Tezuka's story of Leo the white lion, known in earlier productions as Kimba. In this film he is an adult and has two cubs, Rune and Rukio. Image File history File links JungleEmperorLeo. ... Isao Tomita (冨田 勲; Tomita Isao, born April 22, 1932), is a renowned electronic music composer. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kimba the White Lion (Japanese: ジャングル大å¸/Janguru Taitei Jungle Emperor) is a Japanese animated series from the 1960s, created by Osamu Tezuka, based on his manga of the same title which started in 1950. ...
His domain is violated by humans in a relentless search for a new energy source, and their actions bring death to the jungle and break up Leo's family.
A major story change made for this movie version is that while all the animals communicate with each other, they do not talk to the humans. This change is in direct opposition to Tezuka's stated premise behind his original Jungle Emperor story: that an inter-species society of animals must include humans as well.
External links
http://www.kimbawlion.com -- Kimba fan site, including images from scenes deleted from this movie
Kimba the White Lion (Japanese: ジャングル大帝/Janguru Taitei "JungleEmperor") is a animated series from the 1960s, created by Osamu Tezuka, the creator of another beloved anime star, "Atomu" (Astro Boy), based on his manga of the same title which started in 1950.
JungleEmperor Symphonic Poem (by Isao Tomita) released on LP.
JungleEmperor theatrical feature awarded the St. Mark's Silver Lion Award at the 19th Venice International Film Festival.
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