'Somewhere in East Africa lives a white lion named Leo (Kimba grown up), ruler of the jungle. Leo lives happily with his wife, Lyre (Kitty grown up), and their two children, Lune and Lukio.
All is peaceful until one day when a ruthless mercenary and his group come to the jungle in search of the 'moonlight stones'. Only concerned with making money, the humans have absolutely no regard for the animals they encounter.
The animals quite naturally are opposed to the intruders storming their jungle. At the same time, a highly contagious disease sweeps through the jungle.' -- from kimbawlion.com
Released: 1997
Language: English subtitled / English dub / Japanese
Alternate Title: Janguru taitei (Japan)
Style: 2D animation
Rated: PG
[ Japanese ] Featuring the voices of:
Directed by: Takao Takeuchi
Based on: Original manga by Osamu Tezuka
Ironically, some people when seeing this film believe it to be a rip-off of 'The Lion King', though the 1997 colour promotional image shown here is obviously based on the last frame of Tezuka's manga from 1950. To clear up any confusion, this is Kimba grown up. He looks just like his father did in the original 'Kimba' TV series, and his son, Lune, looks just like Kimba in the TV series. Tezuka did make a movie in 1966 titled 'Jungle Emperor', but it has never been seen outside Japan, seems not to be available in any form, and was probably set in the original 'Kimba as a cub' period (it may in fact just consist of episodes of the TV series)
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Jungle Emperor Leo
