Cowardly Lion — The Wizard of Oz Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Masashi Amenomori

Appears in

The Wizard of Oz (1982)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Cowardly Lion — Alliance Teammate — Dorothy Gale (Mari Okamoto)

  Dorothy recruits the Cowardly Lion to travel with her.

• Cowardly Lion — Alliance Teammate — Scarecrow (Kotobuki Hizuru)

  The Scarecrow and Lion travel together through Oz's wilderness.

• Cowardly Lion — Alliance Teammate — Tin Woodman (Joji Yanami)

  The Tin Woodman and Lion navigate the western path as companions.

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More characters from The Wizard of Oz

• Dorothy Gale (Mari Okamoto)
• The Wizard (Kazuo Kumakura)
• Scarecrow (Kotobuki Hizuru)
• Tin Woodman (Joji Yanami)
• Uncle Henry (voice) (Naoki Tatsuta)
• Omby Amby (Motomu Kiyokawa)
• Monkey King (voice) (Yoshiyuki Yamamoto)
• The Wizard (as the Beautiful-Winged Lady) (voice) (Seri Machika)
• Toto (voice) (Shohei Matsubara)
• The Good Witch of the North (Miyoko Aso)
• The Wicked Witch of the West (Kaori Kishi)
• Glinda, the Good Witch of the South (Kumiko Takizawa)