Buruuba
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Buruuba is a 1955
adventure film
directed by Shigeyoshi Suzuki. The film was a Japanese Tarzan film supposed to be shot in the jungle but filmed in LA. Like Johnny Weissmuller
who starred in the Tarzan
films, the main character Buruuba played by Shigeyoshi Suzuki was also an Olympic
swimming medallist in the 1952 Summer Olympics
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1955 in film
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.* June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released....
adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Shigeyoshi Suzuki. The film was a Japanese Tarzan film supposed to be shot in the jungle but filmed in LA. Like Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven...
who starred in the Tarzan
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani "great apes"; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer...
films, the main character Buruuba played by Shigeyoshi Suzuki was also an Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
swimming medallist in the 1952 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The events were held at the Swimming Stadium. There was a total of 319 participants from 48 countries competing.-Medal table:...
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