WARRIORS OF VIRTUE (1997)

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 imbued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.