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Kenya Boy

Kenya Boy

Boy gets lost in the African wild.

19845.21h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
Written by Wataru Kenmotsu, Chiho Katsura, Soji Yamakawa
Produced by Haruki Kadokawa
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Top Cast

Tomoyo Harada

Tomoyo Harada

Kate (voice)

Eiko Masuyama

Eiko Masuyama

Yoko Murakami (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Von Goerrhin (voice)

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Kyouji Nanami

Prof. Schutein (voice)

M

Masao Ohtsuka

Zega (voice)

Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa

Wakagi (voice)

Ryōichi Takayanagi

Ryōichi Takayanagi

Wataru Murakami (voice)

Hidekatsu Shibata

Hidekatsu Shibata

Agera (voice)

Makio Inoue

Makio Inoue

Daisuke Murakami (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Gure (voice)

Themes & Keywords

based on comickenya1940s

About Kenya Boy

Kenya Boy is a animation, adventure, fantasy film released in 1984 exploring themes of based on comic, kenya, 1940s. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, it stars Tomoyo Harada, Eiko Masuyama, Ichiro Nagai. 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.

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