TV series
Ryu the Primitive Boy
1971–1972 · 1 season
A somber, old-fashioned adventure with a lonely hero, harsh prehistoric dangers, and a quiet search for belonging.
- Genres
- Action & adventure, Animation
- Starring
- Makio Inoue, Eken Mine, Gorō Naya
- Overview
- When Ryuu is born his tribe tries to sacrifice him to a Tyrannosaurus named Shirano because of the color of his skin. He is however saved by a monkey who raises him as her own son. Meanwhile Ryuu's mother has left the tribe and is out on a quest to find Ryuu. 16 years later Ryuu meets a girl named Ran who was sold to the tribe Ryuu originaly came from. The tribe is not happy to see Ryuu alive and tries to sacrifice him again, this time by burning him alive. Before they can get the deed done the tribe is massacred along with Ryuu's adoptive mother by Shirano. Ryuu then sets out on a quest together with Ran to find his mother and Ran's brother Don.
- How it feels
- Dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Survival, family, identity, isolation
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Action & adventure, Animation
- Starring
- Makio Inoue, Eken Mine, Gorō Naya
