Arajin to maho no ranpu

Aug 17 1982 TV-G 1h 5m
Adventure, Animation, Family

This film stays very faithful to the original down to the smallest details, save for the kangaroo-rat that suddenly appears twenty minutes into the movie and subsequently follows Aladdin around, serving no purpose in the story but fulfilling the role of token animal mascot. The story takes some illogical and confusing jumps at the point where Aladdin begins to court the princess, and the extravagant animation that had characterised Toei films of the 60s, when Toei had the best animators around, had become a thing of the past long before this point; but this is still an above-average film, in large part because of the screenplay that stays so faithful to the original. The character designs are slightly more western-looking than one is accustomed to seeing in anime.

Plot

This is the classic story of the young boy Aladdin who is tricked by and evil wizard to go inside the cave that holds a great treasure and there is an old lamp that he needs to bring to him. He meets the slave of the lamp and his and becomes the most famous kid in town and marries the princess Madral.

Written by

Akira Miyazaki, Sandra Willard

Directed by

Yoshikatsu Kasai

Cast

Kazuo Kamiya, Keiko Suzuka, Kikuo Kaneuchi

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toei Animation

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
306
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA