Underplayed Gems

Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia (1998)

Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia poster
Original title
Sandokan, la tigre della Malesia
Genre
animation, action & adventure
Country
Italy
Length
1 season, 26 episodes
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young prince fights against colonial oppressors as a pirate in Malaysia. This animated series mixes characters and stories from Emilio Salgari's novels while toning down the violence for younger viewers.

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What happens

Sandokan: The Tiger of Malaysia (Italian: Sandokan - La tigre della Malesia) is a 1998 Italian-French animated series directed by Marco Pagot. Co-produced by Rai Fiction, Mondo TV and TF1, it consists of 26 episodes and has creative liberties taken from Emilio Salgari's Indo-Malayan cycle. Regarding the original romances, nearly all characters were younger and the stories in the individual works are mixed with each other. In addition, shooting and gun fight scenes were also softened, as the violence "shown with the footage is often stronger", according to the director. Animation was done at the South Korean studio Hahn Shin Corporation. The soundtrack was composed by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis (Oliver Onions), who made a shortened version of the theme song they made for the 1976 Sandokan miniseries. It aired on Rai 1 during Solletico from 3 November 1998, each Monday and Friday; alongside the airing came a wave of merchandising. It was followed by Sandokan: The Tiger Roars Again (2001) and Sandokan: The Two Tigers (2008) and also a board game (Sandokan – Il gioco dei pirati) published by Editrice Giochi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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