A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.

Angus Macfadyen
as Komodo

Mario Yedidia
as Ryan Jeffers

Marley Shelton
as Elysia

Chao-Li Chi
as Master Chung

Jack Tate
as Yun

Doug Jones
as Yee

Don Lewis
as Lai / Mayor Keena

J. Todd Adams
as Chi

Adrienne Corcoran
as Tsun

Michael J. Anderson
as Mudlap