Live-action version of “The Lion King” voice actors, characters, and plot summary [Friday roadshow broadcast]

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The live-action version of the Disney movie “The Lion King” will be broadcast uncut on “Friday Road Show” from 9:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Here, we will introduce the plot, cast, characters, etc.

Broadcast information

The main story will be broadcast uncut on Nippon TV’s “Friday Road Show” from 21:00 on January 3, 2025.
[Theatrical release]August 9, 2019 (released in Japan)

Synopsis

A prince is born to Mufasa (Shinya Owada), the king of the Pride Lands, a kingdom of animals in the African savannah. A prince named Simba (Toshiki Kumagai) lives a carefree life, dreaming of the day he becomes king.
Meanwhile, Mufasa’s younger brother Scar (Yosuke Eguchi), who is aiming for the throne, dislikes his nephew Simba. One day, Simba falls for Scar’s plan and gets caught up in a stampede of wildebeest.
Mufasa goes to the canyon to save his son, but is killed by Scar’s betrayal. Simba is forced to believe that his father’s death is his fault, and is banished from the Pride Lands by Scar.

Despair and broken, Simba is on the verge of exhaustion in the desert, but is rescued by Pumbaa the warthog (Jiro Sato) and Timon the meerkat (Ase).
Simba, who becomes friends with the two, somehow recovers and has fun with his new friends, gradually awakening to himself.
One day, a young lioness appears before Simba (Kento Kaku), who has grown strong. It was his childhood friend Nara (Yoko Kadoyama).
Nala begs Simba to restore the Pride Lands, which was devastated by Scar, to its once peaceful kingdom, but Simba is unable to forgive himself for letting his father die.

cast

Simba: Donald Glover (Kento Kaku)
Scar: Chiwetel Ejiofor (Yosuke Eguchi)
Pumbaa: Seth Rogen (Jiro Sato)
Timon: Billy Eichner (Miki)
Nala: Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Yoko Kadoyama)
Simba (childhood): JD McCrary (Toshiki Kumagai)
Nala (childhood): Shahadi Wright Joseph (Seiran Kobayashi)
Mufasa: James Earl Jones (Shinya Owada)

staff

Director: Jon Favreau
Screenplay: Jeff Nathanson
Producer: Jon Favreau, Jeffrey Silver, Karen Gilchrist
Executive producers: Tom Patesman, Julie Taymor, Thomas Schumacher
Original song: Tim Rice, Elton John

Appearing characters

Simba (dubbed version: Kento Kaku)

future king. Mufasa’s child lives a carefree life, dreaming of the day he becomes king.

Scar: Chiwetel Ejiofor (dubbed version: Yosuke Eguchi)

Mufasa’s younger brother who aspires to the throne. Unable to allow his nephew Simba to become the future king, he betrays Mufasa.

Pumbaa: Seth Rogen (dubbed version: Jiro Sato)

A kind-hearted warthog. He rescues Simba, who was devastated and about to run out of energy in the desert, despairing over Mufasa’s death.

Timon: Billy Eichner (dubbed version: Asei/Miki)

A playful meerkat. He’s cheerful and has a bad mouth, but he’s a reliable older brother. Helps Simba with Pumbaa.

Nala: Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (dubbed version: Yoko Kadoyama)

A girl with a strong will and courage. A lioness who is Simba’s childhood friend.

Mufasa: James Earl Jones (dubbed version: Shinya Owada)

The great king of the kingdom “Pride Lands”. Simba’s father.

Related songs

Yoko Kadoyama, Kento Kaku, Miki, Jiro Sato “Feel the love”

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