Jungle Emperor Leo
Seen it?1997 | 99 min | Adventure, Animation, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Tezuka Osamu's most famous work "Jungle Emperor Leo" has been made into an animated version a number of times. In this theater version, Tezuka Osamu was able for the first time to depict the theme that "All life is equal" through Leo's self-sacrifice.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 13K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yoshio Takeuchi
- Masane TsukayamaLeo (voice)
- Chieko BaishoLyre (voice)
- Tomoko IshimuraRune (voice)
- Hekiru ShiinaRukkio (voice)
- Kaneta KimotsukiCoco (voice)
- Naoki TatsutaTommy (voice)
- Masatô IbuPagoola (voice)
- Ranran SuzukiBizo (voice)
- Kei TaniBurazza (voice)
- ChafurinJack (voice)