Disney's "The Lion King" is a hit but is accused of plagiarizing Osamu Tezuka's masterpiece Jungle Emperor

The real "lion" version of "The Lion King" was released in China and abroad a few days ago, and has caused quite a stir around the world. The box office and word of mouth are pretty good. However, in the neighboring island country, fans have expressed that like the 1994 version of "The Lion King" animated film, the real "lion" version of "The Lion King" still cannot escape the whirlpool of public opinion that it plagiarized Osamu Tezuka's famous work "Jungle Emperor".

Osamu Tezuka is revered as the "God of Comics", and there is no doubt that he has created countless masterpieces throughout his life. Among them, "Jungle Emperor" is particularly loved by fans. The only difference between the Hollywood version and the version is that the "skin color" of the protagonist, the Lion King, has changed.

When the first Hollywood version of "The Lion King" animated film was released in 1994, it aroused the anger of a large number of Japanese fans, who accused Disney of plagiarizing many ideas of "Jungle Emperor". Many viewers even mistakenly believed that Disney made the Hollywood version of "Jungle Emperor".

However, the president of Tezuka Studio, Takashi Matsutani, expressed a different view, believing that the Disney version of "The Lion King" was not a copy of "Jungle Emperor", and even said that even if there are similarities, it is the glory of the Tezuka family that makes fans sneer.

Currently, the real “lion” version of “The Lion King” has not been released in Japan. It is scheduled to be released in Japan on August 9. By then, perhaps more voices will emerge.