A Long Essay of Buruuba

The plot of the film based on Baruuba. Credited to a Japanese reviewer. 

In the early Showa period, Seiichiro Watanabe heads to Africa with his daughter Reiko, Reiko's uncle and entomologist Kenkichi, in an attempt to find the whereabouts of her lost friend Dr. Shiga in the hinterland of Africa. Seiichiro's purpose was to find the whereabouts of Dr. Shiga, but in reality, he was looking for the diamond mine leaked by Dr. Shiga's wife.

Seiichiro and three others visited another village as an interpreter for Tokio Shimamura, who was born locally. Then he met a supportive chief and decided to have him serve as a guide for the indigenous people. However, the chief says Dr. Shiga died after being eaten by a lion. Still, Seiichiro tries to go to the hinterland. Tokio asks Seiichiro about the true reason for continuing his safari (exploration trip). On the other hand, the natives tell the party the fact that even the chief did not know. They say that after the death of Mr. and Mrs. Shiga, their son was raised by an old lioness. It is true that Shiga's wife wrote that his son's name was "Takeji" and moved on.

After leaving in search of a shining mountain, the party was attacked by a human-eating race, and Reiko and Kenkichi escaped. However, the remaining Seiichiro and Tokio are caught. The party was supposed to be burned at the stake, except for Reiko and Kenkichi, but since Dr. Shiga had given them a stake in his lifetime, he was taken as a guest. Eventually Kenkichi will join.

Reiko is attacked by a gorilla on her way out. A half-naked young man appeared there and she saved her. The young man always shouted "Buruuba", but he didn't know the word. When Reiko examined Buruuba’s knife, it belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Shiga. Even when Reiko was attacked by the snake, Buruuba stretched her body to get rid of the snake and gradually became intimate with Reiko. As they ride on an elephant and play in the jungle, a gun-shot child appears. Buruuba San, who pulled out the bullet, knew it was the work of a Ningen. Finally, the party found Reiko with Buruuba. Tokio shoots a gun, so Buruuba disappears and only Reiko is brought back.

Eventually, the party found a glowing mountain (diamond mine), but was attacked by part time cannibals. The majesty of Dr. Shiga did not reach their chief. Immediately before being almost executed, Buruuba sends beasts such as lions and elephants to a cannibal village to destroy the village, and Tokio is also eaten by the lion. Seiichiro and Reiko try to bring Buruuba back to his hometown of Japan, but Buruuba, who cannot believe he is a barbaric young Japanese man, jumps into the river and returns to the jungle. Whilst Shaking off her bored stationary father Seiichiro, Reiko follows him and disappears into the jungle.