Jungle Emperor Leo (1997)

Jungle Emperor Leo: Directed by Yoshio Takeuchi. With Masane Tsukayama, Chieko Baishô, Tomoko Ishimura, Hekiru Shiina. The story of Leo, the lion emperor and his family, and their struggles to protect the jungle from intruders bent on recklessly mining the a precious stone.

“If you liked the 1966 u0026quot;Kimba the White Lionu0026quot; you will LOVE this movie. VERY WELL DONE, not another cheap knockoff!!! The animation work is even better than the original. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen you see this movie, you will wonder what the TV series would have been like with a big budget! Based loosely on some of the 1966 story lines and some new ones.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYou do miss the voices of 1966 crew but this crew did a very good job. Again, the voice over work in this movie is much better than any of the KIMBA KNOCK OFFS that have turned up through the years.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you have not seen the ORIGINAL 1966 KIMBA THE WHITE LION TV series, this would be a good movie to introduce you to the main characters. The names have changed but the personalities remain much the same, and as with the original the hero doesnu0026#39;t always win!”