Animation ·Adventure ·Fantasy · Japan · 1984 · 1h 49m

Kenya Boy

少年ケニヤ

Kenya Boy poster
Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Cast
Tomoyo Harada as Kate (voice) Eiko Masuyama as Yoko Murakami (voice) Ichiro Nagai as Von Goerrhin (voice) Kyouji Nanami as Prof. Schutein (voice) Masao Ohtsuka as Zega (voice) Kaneto Shiozawa as Wakagi (voice)
Crew
Masatoshi Fukui — Director of Photography Ryudo Uzaki — Original Music Composer Chiho Katsura — Writer Wataru Kenmotsu — Writer Haruki Kadokawa — Producer
Tagline

Boy gets lost in the African wild.

Synopsis

An 11-year-old boy who goes to Africa with his father in 1941. Because he is Japanese, the father is detained by the British. The boy joins up with a beautiful native girl, and the adventure begins.

Mood & Themes
based on comickenya1940s
Key Collaborators
Nobuhiko Obayashi Director Masatoshi Fukui Director of Photography Ryudo Uzaki Original Music Composer Chiho Katsura Writer Wataru Kenmotsu Writer Haruki Kadokawa Producer
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