A Tale of Africa

A Tale of Africa (also titled The Green Horizon and アフリカ物語 Afurika Monogatari)^[1] is a 1980 Japanese drama film directed by Susumu Hani and Simon Trevor and starring James Stewart (in his final live-action theatrically-released film role).

A Tale of Africa
Directed by	Susumu Hani Simon Trevor
Written by	Shintaro Tsuji
Story by	Shūji Terayama
Produced by	Yoichi Matsue
Starring	James Stewart
Cinematography	Tsuguzo Matsumae
Edited by	Nobuhiko Hosaka
Production company	Sanrio
Release date	July 19, 1980 (1980-07-19)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Japan
Languages	Japanese English

Plot

Cast

• James Stewart as Old Man
• Philip Sayer as Man
• Kathy as Girl
• Eleonora Vallone as Woman
• Heekura Simba

Production

The film was shot from late 1979 to early 1980 in Kenya.^[1][2]

Release

The film premiered in the United States in 1981 when it aired on Showtime.^[2][3]

Reception

David Parkinson of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five.^[4] Leonard Maltin gave it a BOMB rating.^[1]