Rent A Thousand and One Nights (1969)
3.5 of 5 from 57 ratings
2h 10min
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- Synopsis:
- Before Ralph Bakshi introduced us to to his X-rated animated feature 'Fritz the Cat', Astro Boy's creator and master animator, Osamu Tezuka broke new ground with 1969's 'A Thousand and One Nights', the first outing of his new adult oriented animation studio. Through Tezuka's mad, psychodelic lines we follow Aldin's journey from poor market boy to richest man in the world, as he chases love through a vibrant reimagining of the classic Middle Eastern folk tales, encountering sailors, sultans and sirens Aldin eventually finds himself learning much more about life and the world than he ever expected.
- Directors:
- Eiichi Yamamoto
- Producers:
- Osamu Tezuka
- Voiced By:
- Sachiko Itô, Haruko Katô, Noboru Mitani, Hiroshi Akutagawa, Takako Ando, Yukio Aoshima, Shûsaku Endô, Isao Hashizume, Kyôko Kishida, Kunika Kizaki, Asao Koike, Sakyo Komatsu, Takehiko Maeda, Noboru Mitsuya, Chinpei Nozue, Minoru Omori, Soichi Oya, Sen Saga, Danshi Tatekawa, Yasutaka Tsutsui
- Writers:
- Kazuo Fukazawa, Hiroyuki Kumai, Osamu Tezuka
- Aka:
- Sen'ya ichiya monogatari / One Thousand and One Arabian Nights
- Studio:
- Third Window Films
- Genres:
- Anime & Animation
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Pantomime Stories on Film: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/06/2018
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese DTS 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New Interview with Director Eiichi Yamamoto
- Audio Commentary by Helen McCarthy, Author of The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga
