A Tale of Africa
1980, Japanese. Directed by Susumu Hani.
A pilot crash-lands in the African wilds, and loses his memory. He finds an old man living in the jungle with his grand-daughter. He falls in love with the young girl and settles down happily with them; their idyllic life broken only by a visit from his long forgotten fiancee.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 19 July 1980
- Original title
- アフリカ物語
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shintaro Tsuji, Shūji Terayama
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A Tale of Africa runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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A Tale of Africa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 July 1980. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Tale of Africa?
A Tale of Africa (1980) was directed by Susumu Hani and stars James Stewart, Philip Sayer, Heekura Simba.