Alakazam the Great (1960)
- Original title
- 西遊記
- Directed by
- Osamu Tezuka
- Genre
- anime, fantasy film, fantasy, fantasy anime and manga, adventure anime and manga, Adventure
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A monkey king goes on a journey to the west with a group of animal companions. They face magical challenges and demons along the way.
whimsicalmusicaladventurousplayfulfantasticalretrolightheartedmythic
What happens
Alakazam the Great, known in Japan as Saiyūki (西遊記; lit. "Journey to the West"), is a 1960 Japanese anime musical film, heavily based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. It was one of the earliest anime films to be released in the United States. Osamu Tezuka was named as a director of the film by Toei Company, but Tezuka later stated that the only time he was in the studio was to pose for publicity photos. His involvement in promoting the film, however, led to his interest in animation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Inuyasha (2000)
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (1963)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.