Animal Treasure Island

Animal Treasure Island

Year: 1971

Runtime: 78 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Hiroshi Ikeda

AdventureFamilyComedyAnimation

A Japanese adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island swaps human sailors for animals, with most characters portrayed by beasts. By chance Jim discovers a treasure map and sets sail from port aboard a quirky boat he built, accompanied by Glan the rat and the infant Bub. Soon pirate foes appear, sparking a lively adventure across the seas.

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1

Stranger's room request and intruders

That night, a rough one-legged stranger asks for a room and to watch out for suspicious characters. He tells Jim to guard the casket he's carrying before engaging the intruders. Jim and Gran narrowly escape as black-cloaked assassins storm the inn.

Night Admiral Bembo Inn
2

Casket opened reveals a map

Back at the inn, the place is ransacked and the casket is opened in hopes of money. Instead, Jim and Gran uncover a map to Captain Flint's treasure. The discovery turns a simple job into a treasure-hunting mission.

Later that night Admiral Bembo Inn
3

Escape to sea with a barrel boat

Jim and Gran set sail on their steam-powered barrel boat to pursue the treasure. The innkeeper's infant son Baboo secretly stows away on the vessel. They venture out into the open sea, chasing luck and danger.

Shortly after Sea, aboard steam-powered barrel boat
4

Captured and sold on Pirate Island

Days into the voyage, Captain Silver's pirate crew intercepts them and takes control. Jim and Gran are brought to Pirate Island and sold into slavery. The dream of treasure becomes a grim new reality.

A few days later Pirate Island
5

Baron steals the map in the prison

In their holding cell, the monocled Baron steals Jim's map to leverage a captaincy by presenting it to the pirates' council. The theft ignites a power play among the island's captains. Jim and Gran must navigate treachery to survive.

During confinement Pirate Island prison cell
6

Kathy joins, escape, and map exchange

Jim and Gran meet Kathy, Flint's granddaughter, and escape from their cell. Jim recovers the map as captains gather, but Kathy steals it in the moment of opportunity. Loyalties are fractured as trust erodes on the island.

During escape Pirate Island prison cell, then aboard ship
7

Baron's transport offer and Silver's power grab

Kathy accepts Baron's offer to transport to the island, but Silver swiftly moves to seize control of the voyage himself. The crew and captains shift alliances as the chase for the treasure tightens. Jim works in secret to tilt the odds in their favor.

During voyage Baron's transport ship
8

Repeated map theft attempts thwarted

On the voyage, Silver and his crew repeatedly try to steal the map back. Jim's covert assistance helps foil the schemes, while Kathy remains wary of everyone involved. The tension on deck climbs as they near their destination.

Mid-voyage On the ship to Pirate Island
9

Attack by captain chairman delays them

The pirate captain chairman launches an attack, but Jim and Gran counter by incapacitating Silver's crew with a sleeping potion. The onslaught falters, and the fugitives gain a temporary upper hand. The journey toward the island grows more perilous.

During voyage On the ship en route to Pirate Island
10

Storm wrecks the ship; survivors reach shore

Just before reaching the island, a violent storm rips the ship apart. Jim, Gran, Baboo, and Otto the walrus reach the shore just after Silver, his crew, and Kathy—now a prisoner—arrive on land. The odds shift again as rescue and rescuees converge.

Just before reaching island Near Pirate Island
11

Kathy bargains with Silver; betrayal looms

Kathy offers to lead Silver to the exact treasure location in exchange for safety. Silver plans to double-cross both Jim and his own crew to seize the prize for himself. The fragile arrangement teeters on the brink as trust breaks down.

Before reaching island On the ship approaching island
12

Chase to the top of the extinct volcano

Otto holds off the pirates while Jim pursues Silver up the extinct volcano where the treasure is said to lie. Spider the monkey helms the mutinous crew's vessel as they race toward the summit. The chase climbs to a fever pitch amid volcanic terrain.

Climax Extinct volcano on Pirate Island
13

Kathy's sacrifice and the crater drains

Kathy sacrifices the final secret of recovering the treasure to save Jim's life. The mechanism fails to reveal the prize and instead drains the crater lake. Silver and Spider are swept out to sea as the lake opens to reveal what lies beneath.

Climax Volcano crater
14

Treasure revealed and reunion

The drained crater reveals Flint's sunken ship, and the long-lost treasure is recovered by Jim, Gran, Kathy, and the reformed pirates. They celebrate their victory and seal their newfound alliance. The prize marks a new beginning for the unlikely crew.

End of voyage Flint's sunken ship, crater lake

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