Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp

1982 1h 5m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 9

AdventureAnimationFantasy

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kazuo Kitamura
Aladdin (voice)
Keiko Suzuka
Princess Badral (voice)
Kikuo Kaneuchi
The Wizard (voice)
Reiko Nanao
Aladdin's Mother (voice)
Yoshisada Sakaguchi
Genie of the Ring (voice)
Kazuo Kitamura
The Sultan / Genie of the Lamp (voice)
Kimihiro Reizei
Wazir's Son (voice)
Takeshi Katō
Grand Wazir (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshikatsu Kasai
Writers: Akira Miyazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Kazuo Kitamura and Keiko Suzuka and Kikuo Kaneuchi carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0202239 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshikatsu Kasai directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Kazuo Kitamura and Keiko Suzuka and Kikuo Kaneuchi carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0202239 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Released under 20 different titles around the world.