One Thousand and One Arabian Nights (1969)

Original title

千夜一夜物語

Directed by

Eiichi Yamamoto

Genre

fantasy film, adult animated film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

R 18+

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated film reimagines the ancient tales of Scheherazade, who tells stories to a king to delay her execution. The narrative follows a series of adventures and magical events with a focus on adult themes and humor.

whimsicaleroticsurrealfast-pacedepisodicplayfulfantasticalprovocative

What happens

A Thousand and One Nights (Japanese: 千夜一夜物語, Hepburn: Sen'ya Ichiya Monogatari) is a 1969 Japanese adult animated fantasy film directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, conceived by Osamu Tezuka. The film is the first part of Mushi Production's adult-oriented Animerama trilogy, and was followed by Cleopatra (1970) and Belladonna of Sadness (1973). The film was a hit in Japan with distribution box-office revenue of ¥290 million, but was largely ignored outside of the domestic market, receiving a limited release in the US. The English dub of the film was considered lost until anime distributor Discotek Media discovered and restored it, releasing it on Blu-ray alongside the original Japanese version on 24 November 2020. The English-dubbed version was cut to 100 minutes and was recorded in Italy. The film predates the more successful release of Fritz the Cat, the first American X-rated animated film, by three years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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