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Wolf Boy Ken: Scared by a Ghost: The Greatest Operation in the Jungle poster
JAPAN · 1964

Wolf Boy Ken: Scared by a Ghost: The Greatest Operation in the Jungle

Isao Takahata
Japanese Golden Age jungle adventure supernatural horror animal-human hybrid childhood fears action sequences
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Synopsis

Compilation Film from the series Wolf Boy Ken by Yoshio Kuroda & Isao Takahata.

Year1964
CountryJapan
DirectorIsao Takahata
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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