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Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle

1994 · 46 min

A gentle, brightly animated jungle tale that feels like a cozy storybook lesson about kindness and responsibility.

Directed by: Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi Masunaga
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family
Starring: Tony Ail, Nathan Aswell, Bailee Reid

Tagline: A heartwarming musical adventure for the whole family.
Overview: Leo is the lion king of the jungle, but unfortunately he doesn't know well what a king's job is. He believes it is his right to do as he pleases, even if it means disrupting the peace of others or being plain rude to them, as a king, Leo thinks everyone should look out for his well-being and comfort. One day, Leo meets a lion cub named Tooey whose mother has been recently taken away and who comes to Leo for help, being as selfish as he is, Leo turns the young lion away. However, after several different adventures, Leo learns what his place as a king is and how he must behave and treat the creatures who have almost lost all faith in him. Leo rallies the jungle animals to the rescue, and in the epilogue, the narrator Michael Donovan says that Leo asked Tooey's mother to be his queen, and the cub himself grew into a strong young lion, now called Leo II and one day he would be the Jungle King.

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Directed by: Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi Masunaga
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family
Starring: Tony Ail, Nathan Aswell, Bailee Reid

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
friendship
family
redemption
Places: wilderness
fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: kids
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	2
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, adventure, family
Directed by: Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi Masunaga
Written by: George Arthur Bloom
Starring: Tony Ail, Nathan Aswell, Bailee Reid, Kathleen Barr, Garry Chalk, Lillian Carlson, Ian James Corlett, Michael Donovan
Runtime: 46 min
Country: Japan, United States of America
Languages: English

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