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“Jungle Emperor Leo film uses 2 minutes from 1965 TV series, rest original; Tezuka praised its accurate storytelling.”
Jungle Taitei Movie
ジャングル大帝 劇場版
6.26
9,178 rank · 1,932 viewers · 1 favorites
Adventure
Shounen
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Synopsis
Jungle Emperor Leo film uses 2 minutes from 1965 TV series, rest original; Tezuka praised its accurate storytelling.
The first 2 minutes of this film are taken from the Jungle Emperor Leo (1965) TV series, while the rest is all original. Tezuka was very pleased that this film conveyed his story accurately, something he wasn't able to do with the TV series. (Source: ANN)
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7.0
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100%
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Score distribution
median 7
mode 5
σ 2.00
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σ 2.00 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
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↑ 2.00
Running avg · Mar 2018 → May 2025
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I don't know too much about Jungle Taitei, nor had I watched the original television series, but this movie was good enough that I probably don't need to....”
- 5 “Overall I was surprised to be enjoyed as much as I was with this ancient movie. The visuals and audio were quite behind the times, but the amazing story by Tezuka helps pull it through to be an...”
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- Format 1 × 74′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 14m all episodes
- Aired Jul 1966 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-8247 catalog
Produced by
- Tezuka Productions Producer