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Kimba the White Lion (TV 1/1965)

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© Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd. / Mushi Production


Alternative title:
Jungle Emperor
Jungle Emperor Leo
Jungle Taitei (Japanese)
Kimba a Fehér Oroszlán
Kimba de Witte Leeuw (Dutch)
Kimba el León Blanco (Spanish)
Kimba il Leone Bianco (Italian)
Kimba the Lion Prince
Kimba, o leão branco (Portuguese)
Kimba- Der Weisse Löwe (German)
La leyenda de Kimba, el León Blanco (Spanish)
Le retour de Léo (French)
Una giungla di avventure per Kimba (Italian)
الغابة السعيدة (Arabic)
مغامرات الليث الأبيض (Arabic)
ジャングル大帝 (Japanese)
小白獅王 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: adventure
Themes: animals
Objectionable content: None
Plot Summary: The series follows the adventures Leo (renamed Kimba in the English release), a young lion cub. Leo becomes king of the jungle when his father, the previous king of the jungle is killed by a human hunter.
User Ratings: 147 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 5 votes (dub:3, ?:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Excellent: 10 votes (sub:4, dub:4, raw:1, others:1
1 French dubbed
)
 Very good: 20 votes (dub:6, sub:4, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:8
4 Spanish dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
1 Indonesian dubbed
1 Arabic dubbed
)
 Good: 40 votes (dub:16, sub:10, edit.dub:3, ?:2, others:9
4 Italian dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Arabic edited dub
1 Korean dubbed
1 Indonesian dubbed
1 Turkish dubbed
)
 Decent: 26 votes (dub:10, sub:5, edit.dub:4, ?:1, others:6
3 Spanish dubbed
3 German dubbed
)
 So-so: 21 votes (dub:11, sub:4, edit.dub:3, raw:1, others:2
1 German edited dub
1 Portuguese dubbed
)
 Not really good: 8 votes (dub:6, sub:1, others:1
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Weak: 11 votes (sub:5, dub:2, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Bad: 3 votes (dub:2, sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 491 users, rank: #2151 (of 9535)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.211 (Decent+), std. dev.: 1.9871, rank: #6606 (of 9642)
Weighted mean: 6.263 (Decent+), rank: #6383 (of 9642) (seen all: 7.03 / seen some: 6.33 / won't finish: 4.68)
Bayesian estimate: 6.369 (Decent+), rank: #5594 (of 7243)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 52
Episode titles: We have 52
Vintage:
1965-10-06 to 1966-09-28
1965-11-10 (Completion of English Dubbing on First/Pilot Episode)
1970 (Brazil - TV Tupi)
1975 (México - Canal 5)
1977-01-04 (Germany)
1977-09-05 (Italy)
1990-09-17 (France)
1994 (USA redub)
1998 (Colombia)
Opening Theme:
"Jungle Taitei no Theme" (ジャングル大帝のテーマ) by Tadahiko Hirano
"Kimba the White Lion" by Bill Giant [English dub]
Ending Theme:
"Leo no Uta" (レオのうた) by Mieko Hirota
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DVD (Region 1)
    Bazooka Joe and His Gang Present - Kimba the White Lion (Dub.DVD) 2005-08-23 (from $11.99)
    Kimba the White Lion - Ultra DVD Box Set [Limited Edition] (Dub.DVD) 2005-11-29 (from $349.99)
    Kimba the White Lion - Mini Collection 1 (Dub.DVD) 2009-10-06 (from $18.05)
    Kimba the White Lion - The Complete Series (Dub.DVD) 2013-07-09 (from $128.00)
    Kimba the White Lion - The Complete Series [Anime Elements] (Dub.DVD) 2016-11-01 (from $40.49)
    Kimba the White Lion (Dub.DVD 1) (from $19.22)
    Kimba the White Lion (Dub.DVD 1) 2003-03-25 (from $2.99)
    Kimba the White Lion (Dub.DVD 2) (from $2.79)
    Kimba the White Lion (Dub.DVD 2) 2003-03-25 (from $13.93)
    Kimba the White Lion (Dub.DVD 3) (from $19.99)
    Kimba the White Lion (Dub.DVD 3) 2003-07-15
    Kimba the White Lion (Dub.DVD 4) (from $23.99)
    Kimba the White Lion (Dub.DVD 4) 2003-07-15
    Kimba the White Lion - DVD Box Set 1 (Dub.DVD 1-4) 2003-03-25 (from $22.96)
VHS
    Kimba the White Lion - Disaster! (Dub.VHS 10) 2000-09-26

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Shigeyuki Hayashi
Series Director: Eiichi Yamamoto
Screenplay:
Akira Gomi (ep 22)
Aritsune Toyota (ep 36)
Eiichi Yamamoto (eps 34, 36-37)
Hotsuma Andō (eps 18, 44)
Masaki Tsuji (40 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-6, 8-12, 15, 17, 19-21, 24-25, 27-32, 34-35, 37-43, 45-52
)

Shunichi Yukimuro (7 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13, 16, 18, 26, 33
)

Tsuyoshi Ishigōoka (9 episodes
eps 1, 3, 7, 13-14, 16, 23, 26, 33
)

Music: Isao Tomita
Original Manga: Osamu Tezuka
Art Director: Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
Animation Director: Chikao Katsui
Producer: Eiichi Yamamoto

Animal Supervisor: Hideo Obara
Animation producer: Teru Koyama
Editing: Masashi Furukawa
Idea: Minoru Kume
In-Between Animation: Kazuo Nakamura (ep 12)
Photography:
Hisatake Oiwa (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 14, 16, 19
)

Katsuji Misawa (4 episodes
eps 3, 6, 13, 17
)

Tateo Haraya (5 episodes
eps 2, 5, 9, 11, 18
)

Tatsumasa Shimizu (5 episodes
eps 1, 7, 10, 12, 15
)

Processing: Tatsumasa Shimizu
Production Coordination: Mori Masaki
Special Processing: Takanobu Yasuda
Theme Song Lyrics:
Masaki Tsuji (ED)
Tsuyoshi Ishigōoka (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Mieko Hirota (ED)
Tadahiko Hirano (OP)
Yoshiko Ohta as Leo

Akira Nagoya as Panja (2nd voice; eps 10, 19)
Fumie Kitahara as Ofukuro-san (eps 12, 45)
Itoko Sasaki as
Pon (4th voice; ep 37)
Tahchee (2nd voice; ep 37)
Zorro (3rd voice; eps 31, 37)
Junko Hori as
Pon (2nd voice; ep 27)
Tahchee
Junpei Takiguchi as Tamasuke
Katsue Miwa as Pon (3rd voice; 5 episodes
eps 31-32, 34, 40, 50
)
Kazue Takahashi as Pon (1st voice; ep 24)
Kenji Utsumi as Rhino Boss
Kyōko Toriyama as
Romy
Zorro (2nd voice; ep 27)
Masako Ikeda as Leona (eps 19, 51)
Masako Sugaya as Lugar (6 episodes
eps 5, 16, 18-19, 26, 44
)
Masaoki Takato as Maroji (eps 14, 30, 34)
Noriko Shindō as Eliza (eps 1, 13, 44)
Riri Sasaki as
Pon (5th voice; ep 38)
Zorro (1st voice; 10 episodes
eps 24, 38, 40-42, 46-48, 50, 52
)
Tadashi Nakamura as Panja (3rd voice; ep 22)

Akira Karisaka as Pansy (ep 4)
Akira Nagoya as Movie Director (ep 10)
Asao Koike as Pansha
Fuyumi Shiraishi as River Hog (ep 6)
Gorō Naya as
Clave
Lupe (ep 5)
Hajime Akashi as
Post Office Clerk (ep 13)
Tommy
Hisashi Katsuta as Mandy
Hitoshi Takagi as Hyūk the Hippo (ep 33)
Iemasa Kayumi as Adjutant (eps 11-12, 45)
Itoko Sasaki as Bird B (ep 15)
Jouji Yanami as
Kuptonon (ep 14)
Stork (eps 1, 21)
Jun Hazumi as Hārī
Junji Chiba as
Higeoyaji
Pelican (ep 6)
Junko Midori as Kim (ep 12)
Katsuko Ozaki as Bird A (ep 15)
Kazuo Arai as
Mail Clerk (ep 11)
Researcher (ep 11)
Kazuo Kumakura as
Dick
Hunting Inspector (ep 1)
Mouse (ep 1)
Keiko Yamamoto as
Empress (ep 14)
Female Post Office Clerk (ep 13)
Keita Nishi as
Eland (ep 11)
Hotel Manager (ep 10)
Police Chief (ep 5)
Kikuko Kinoshita as Hippo's Mother (ep 6)
Kinto Tamura as
Assistant Director (ep 10)
Cameraman (ep 10)
Coco
Kousei Tomita as
Galago
Old Lion
Sniffer (eps 7, 29)
Zoria (ep 7)
Masao Imanishi as Winger (ep 9)
Masao Nakasone as Ham Egg (eps 1, 13)
Midori Yamamoto as Bird C (ep 15)
Mieko Takada as Rinbo's Mother (ep 2)
Nobuaki Sekine as Kenichi
Osamu Kobayashi as Beast (ep 9)
Reiko Katsura as Rinbo (ep 4)
Ryō Ishihara as Rifle (ep 11)
Ryūji Takada as
Hedgehog Harley (eps 3, 28)
Noro the Turtle (eps 12, 15)
Ryūsuke Shiomi as Johnny (ep 11)
Saburō Ukita as Clutch (ep 9)
Sanji Hase as Jacques the Rat (ep 1)
Seizo Katou as Toto
Setsuo Shinoda as Hunting Inspector (ep 4)
Setsuo Wakui as Kutter (1st voice; ep 1)
Shigeyuki Hosoi as Alligator (ep 15)
Shinpei Sakamoto as
Hunter (ep 4)
Kutter (2nd voice; ep 13)
Sumie Sakai as Rinbo (5 episodes
eps 3, 5, 9, 16-17
)
Takako Sasuga as Hippo (ep 6)
Takeo Namai as
Charl (ep 13)
Pepi I. (ep 14)
Tarō Sagami as Hyouroku (5 episodes
eps 8, 23, 25, 36, 46
)
Teiji Ōmiya as Recorder (arms dealer; ep 2)
Teruo Nakayama as
Antelope (ep 11)
Caracal (eps 8, 23)
Zebra (ep 6)
Tetsuo Mizoi as Samson (1st voice; eps 4, 6, 13)
Tōru Ōhira as Rommel
Toshio Kitayama as Bubu
Toshirō Ishii as Fish A
Yōko Haga as Kiki (ep 10)
Yoshiko Matsuo as Lyre
Yū Kayama as
Galago (ep 2)
Ted (ep 11)

Japanese companies
Production: Mushi Production
English staff
English companies
Director: Fred Ladd
Music: Paul J. Zaza (1993)
Translation: Alisa Lin (1993)
Executive producer: Gary Goddard (1993)
Producer: Peter Filion (1993)

Adaptation: Alisa Lin (1993)
Music Editing: Danny Fernandez (1993)
Script Supervision: Justin Zaza (1993)
Special Thanks To: Fumio Suzuki (1993)
Supervising Producer: Tom Daniels (1993)
Theme Song:
Paul J. Zaza (1993)
Yvonne Murray (1993)
Theme Song Performance: Bill Giant
Video Editing:
Jim Hossack (1993)
Mike Churchill (1993)
Audio Post Production: Zaza Sound Productions (1993)
Co-Production: NBC
Distributor:
CEG Distribution (1993)
Digiview Entertainment (2006 dvd)
Rhino
UAV Corporation (1995 "Kimba the Lion Prince" VHS tapes)
Financing: Duhamel Regimbald Investments (1993)
Internet Streaming:
AnimeLab (Australia and New Zealand)
FUNimation Entertainment
RetroCrush
Tubi TV (USA)
Viki
Licensed By (Australia): Madman Entertainment
Video Post Production: Creative Post (1993)
English cast
Billie Lou Watt as Kimba
Yvonne Murray as Kimba (1993)

Allen Kosonic as Narrator (1993)
Gilbert Mack as Pauley Cracker
Hal Studer as Roger Ranger
Ray Owens as Narrator
Sonia Owens as Kitty

Allen Kosonic (1993)
Don Neilson (1993)
Jackie Pardy (1993)
Paul J. Zaza (1993)
Steve Thamer (1993)
French cast
French staff
Adaptation: Vincent Szczepanski
Theme Song Performance: Claude Lombard
Jackie Berger as Léo

Georges Atlas as Mandi
Maurice Sarfati as Koko

Alain Clavier as Léo 
Flora Balzano as Rune 
Georges Atlas as Oncle Arthur
Henri Poirier as Père de Léo (ep 1)
Isabelle Jean as Liya 
Lionel Tua as
Kenny
Romy
Maurice Sarfati as Narrateur
Mireille Audibert as
Marie / Carla
Mère de Léo
Nicole Fontaine as Rukio 
Serge Bourrier as
Kali
Oncle de Léa

French companies
Broadcaster:
AB Cartoons (from 1997)
Antenne Réunion
Club RTL (from 24 November 2007)
France 3 (from 8 March 1996)
La 5 (from 17 September 1990)
TF1 (from 22 September 1994)
TMC (from 1995)
Distributor: Déclic Images
Dubbing: SOFI
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Broadcaster:
Agape TV Canal 8 El Salvador (El Salvador)
Boomerang (Latin America)
Boomerang Latin America
Canal A (Colombia)
Canal Sur (Spain)
Club Super 3 (Spain)
Fox Kids Latin America
Localia TV (Catalunya)
Telecinco (Spain)
Televisa Canal 5
TV3 (Televisió de Catalunya)
TVE (Spain)
Distributor: Cloverway (Latin America)
DVD Distribution: Quality Films (Chile)
Internet Streaming: Filmin (Spain)
Spanish cast
Tirza Pacheco as Kimba (Colombian Dub)

Argemiro Castiblanco as Pauley (Colombian Dub)
Armando Duque as Bucky (Colombian Dub)
Eleazar Osorio as Claw (Colombian Dub)
Jose Manuel Cantor as Dan´l (Colombian Dub)
Mario Gutiérrez as Cheetah (Colombian Dub)
Rafael Gómez as Narración (Colombian Dub)
Santiago Munevar Rey as Panya (Colombian Dub)
Italian staff
Italian companies
Dubbing Director: Marcello Cortese
Theme Song Performance:
Clara Serina (1st edition)
Cristina D'Avena (2nd edition)
Broadcaster:
Antenna Nord (1st edition - from 1978)
Boing (from 23 December 2010)
Euro TV (1st edition - from 1982)
GBR (1st edition - from 5 September 1977)
Hiro (from July 2009)
Italia 1 (2nd edition, from August 1999)
Junior TV (from 1990)
La Uomo TV (1st edition - from 1980)
Odeon TV (1st edition - from 3 September 1990)
Quinta Rete (1st edition - from 25 January 1979)
Retesette (1st edition - from 2001)
Sardegna Uno
Super 3
T9
Tele Roma Europa (1st edition - from 1990)
Telenapoli 34 (1st edition - from 2001)
Telenuovo (1st edition - from 2001)
Teleroma56 (1st edition - from 2001)
Telestudio (1st edition - from 2010)
TVR Voxson (1st edition - from September 1977)
Videolina
Dubbing:
Merak Film (2nd edition) 
Telecinema 2001 (1st edition)
Translation: CITI (2nd edition)
Italian cast
Giorgio Bonino as Kimba adulto (2nd edition)
Irene Scalzo as Kimba cucciolo (2nd edition)

Federica Valenti as Laya adulta (2nd edition)

Antonio Guidi as Greg (2nd edition)
Claudio Moneta as
Basco (2nd edition)
Front (2nd edition)
Diego Sabre as Joe (2nd edition)
Enrico Bertorelli as Mandy (2nd edition)
Franco Latini as Tommy (1st edition)
Gino Donato as Daniele (1st edition)
Liù Bosisio as Coco (1st edition)
Mario Zucca as Addetto fognature di parigi (2nd edition)
Patrizio Prata as Keichi (2nd edition)
Pino Pirovano as Tommy (2nd edition)
Riccardo Peroni as Coco (2nd edition)
Riccardo Rovatti as Zio Di Keichi (2nd edition)
Roberta Gallina Laurenti as Maria (2nd edition)
Vittorio Bestoso as
Sanson (2nd edition)
Voce narrante (2nd edition)
German cast
German staff
ADR Director: Siegfried Rabe
Script: Siegfried Rabe
Oliver Grimm as Kimba


Angelika Pawlowski as Kimba [Kind]
Bettina Schön as Cäsars Frau
Edgar Ott as Kelly Fant
Erich Fiedler as
Bucky
Gazelle
Georg Corten as Cäsar
Gerd Duwner as
Gelbe Schildkröte
Snakely
Hans Hamacher as
Boss Rhino
Samson
Hans-Georg Panczak as Stachelschwein
Heinz Theo Branding as Wildhüter
Hermann Ebeling as Flieger
Holger Kepich as Pop Wooly
Joachim Tennstedt as Schnüffel
Klaus Miedel as
Daniel
Narrator
Manfred Meuree as Samson
Marianne Lutz as Mary
Maud Ackermann as Dodie
Michael Nowka as Ronny
Norbert Langer as Tubby
Oliver Rohrbeck as Mixed Pickel
Peter Matić as Giraffe
Renate Danz as Pauli
Rolf Schult as Bigot
Waltraut Habicht as Leona
Wilfried Herbst as Kranich
Wolfgang Draeger as Cheeta
German companies
Broadcaster:
Junior
Kabel.1
Pro.7 (from 11 October 1990)
Sat.1
ZDF (from 4 January 1977)
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
Dubbing Director: Muhammad Al-Tubaeli (Second dubbing)
Translation: Abeer Canaan (Second dubbing)

Computer: Jehad Hbhab (First dubbing)
General Supervision: Nabil Al-Masry (Second dubbing)
Language Supervision: Waleed Al-Ashqar (Second dubbing)
Montage & Mixage: Malik Ragab (First & Second dubbing)
Production manager: Fouad Qassab (First dubbing)
Sound Engineering & Videotape Recording: Eman Al-Anan (First dubbing)
Supervision: Ali Kheir Al-Din (First dubbing)
Theme Song Composed & Arranged: Deep Abu Shala (First dubbing)
Theme Song Lyrics: Deep Abu Shala (First dubbing)
Ali Faqih (First dubbing)
Ali Saad (First dubbing)
Asmahan Al-Bitar (Second dubbing)
Charbel Eskandar (Second dubbing)
Eman Al-Anan (First dubbing)
Eman Al-Bitar (First & Second dubbing)
Fouad Qassab (First dubbing)
Hasan Al-Masry (Second dubbing)
Hassan Hamdan (First dubbing)
Hla Mansi (Second dubbing)
Hosni Badr Al-Dine (First dubbing)
Jumana Al-Nono (First dubbing)
Khalid Al-Sayed (Second dubbing)
Maguy Al-Aawar (Second dubbing)
Melad Rezk (Second dubbing)
Mirna Al-Husayni (Second dubbing)
Ouday Raad (First dubbing)
Randa Kobeissi (First dubbing)
Rania Issa (Second dubbing)
Rania Muruwwa (First dubbing)
Rima Al-Aawar (Second dubbing)
Saad Hamdan (First dubbing)
Salma Khalil (First dubbing)
Sanaa Hamed (First dubbing)
Sara Al-Tubaeli (Second dubbing)
Shady Chamas (Second dubbing)
Tamara Saab (Second dubbing)
Waleed Al-Ashqar (Second dubbing)
Arabic companies
Broadcaster: Qatar TV (January 1996 ألغابة السعيدة)
Dubbing:
Abr Al-Sharq Studios (Lebanon / First dubbing)
Art City Studios (Lebanon / Second dubbing)
Producer And Distributor: Racti Art Production & Distribution (First dubbing)
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
(none)
Distributor: Springboard Home Video
Dutch cast
(none)
Tagalog staff
Tagalog cast
(none)
Grace Cornel as Leo
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: HERO TV
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Voice Direction: Miriam Fischer
Maria Inês as Kimba (old dub)
Rodrigo Ribeiro as Kimba (third dub)
Ursula Bezerra as Kimba (new dub)

Amaury Costa as Poly (Koko) (old dub)
Bruno Carnevale as Coco (third dub)
Cassius Romero as Bucky (new dubbing)
Celso Alves as Jonathan (new dubbing)
Dilma Machado as Léia (third dub)
Eleu Salvador as
Leopardo (old dub)
Poly (new dubbing)
Fábio Vila Longa as Bubu (new dubbing)
Fátima Noya as Mary (new dubbing)
Felipe Di Nardo as Daniel (new dubbing)
Guilherme Lopes as Toto (new dubbing)
Luiz Pini as Bubu (old dub)
Magda Medeiros as Léia (Liya) (old dub)
Marcelo Gastaldi as Jonathan (1st voice-old dub)
Mário Jorge as Daniel (Mandy Mandrill) (old dub)
Marli Bortoletto as Bongo, a chita veloz (new dubbing)
Mauro Horta as Daniel (third dub)
Míriam Thereza as Bucki (old dub-2nd voice)
Monique Marques as Mary (third dub)
Olney Cazarré as Jonathan (2nd voice-old dub)
Ruth Schelske as Bucki (old dub-1st voice)
Tânia Gaidarji as Léia (new dubbing)

Cláudia Carli as Elaina (new dubbing-ep.1)
Guilherme Lopes as Samson, o búfalo (new dubbing-ep.4)
Hélio Vaccari as Narrador (new dubbing)
Jorge Barcellos as
Locução (new dubbing)
Panja, pai de Kimba (new dubbing-ep.1)
Mário Jorge as Zambo, avô de Bongo (new dubbing-ep.5)
Renato Master as Sebastian, o rinoceronte (new dubbing-ep.3)

Celso Alves (new dub)
Jorge Barcellos (new dub)
Lene Bastos (new dub)
Renato Soares (new dub)
Sílvio Giraldi (new dub)
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster:
Boomerang Brasil (Brazil)
Fox Kids
TV Cultura
TV Tupi (Brazil)
TVE Brasil (Brazil)
Dubbing Studio:
A.I.C São Paulo (old dub)
Sigma (new dub)
Tecniart (third dub)

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