JAPAN · 1984

Kenya Boy

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese New Wave coming-of-age colonial Africa World War II cross-cultural friendship adventure
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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.

Year1984
CountryJapan
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
Kenya Boy poster

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