Kenya Boy

Kenya Boy

109 mins | Adventure, Animation | March 10, 1984

This cartoon, based on a popular manga, centers on 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, a sort of Young Indy Jones meets Tarzan. Written by Rob Richardson

Kenya Boy

109 mins | Adventure, Animation | March 10, 1984

Kenya Boy
This cartoon, based on a popular manga, centers on 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, a sort of Young Indy Jones meets Tarzan. Written by Rob Richardson
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Kadokawa Pictures, Toei Animation
Original title 少年ケニヤ
Directors Nobuhiko Obayashi, Tetsuo Imazawa
Writers Soji Yamakawa, Wataru Kenmochi, Chiho Katsura

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)

Ryôichi Takayanagi

as Wataru Murakami (voice)

Hidekatsu Shibata

as Agera (voice)

Makio Inoue

as Daisuke Murakami (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

as Gure (voice)

Jôji Yanami

as Prof. Stein (voice)

Kōji Yada

as Moor A (voice)

Ryoichi Tanaka

as Bouch (voice)

Kazuhiko Kishino

as Bride's Father (voice)

Masaharu Sato

as Pora Tribe Member A (voice)

Kazumi Tanaka

as Ram Dass (voice)

Michitaka Kobayashi

as Pora Tribe Member B (voice)

Masashi Hironaka

as Moor B (voice)

Jun'ichirô Katagiri

as Young Wataru (voice)

Hiroyuki Taira

as Tokage Tribe Member B (voice)