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A Thousand and One Nights (Japanese: 千夜一夜物語 Hepburn: Senya Ichiya Monogatari) is a 1969 adult anime feature film directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, conceived by Osamu Tezuka. The film is part of Mushi Production 's Animerama, a series of films aimed at an adult audience. The film was a hit in Japan...

What kind of anime is a thousand and One Nights?

A Thousand and One Nights is a 1945 Tongue-in-Cheek American adventure fantasy film set in the Baghdad of the One Thousand and One Nights directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens and Cornel Wilde.

Who are the actors in a thousand and One Nights?

A Thousand and One Nights (1945) Tongue-in-cheek fantasy film set in Baghdad and loosely based on the One Thousand and One Nights medieval story.

Is a thousand and One Nights based on a true story?

The worlds first adult animated film (predating Fritz The Cat by 3 years), A Thousand and One Nights is a bizarre, hallucinogenic, and erotic take on Arabian Nights, that ends up being a strangely entralling watch. An absolute must for fans of obscure animated films!

Is a thousand and one nights worth a watch?

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What is the name of the 1969 anime A Thousand and One Nights?

Japan. Language. Japanese. Box office. ¥290 million. A Thousand and One Nights ( Japanese: 千夜一夜物語, Hepburn: Senya Ichiya Monogatari) is a 1969 adult Japanese anime feature film directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, conceived by Osamu Tezuka. The film is a first part of Mushi Production 's Animerama, a series of films aimed at an adult audience.

When will the new anime dub be released?

The dubbed version of the film was very hard to find, and was considered lost for a while, however, the trailer for the English dub was recently found, and anime distributor Discotek Media discovered and restored the English dub and released it on Blu-ray alongside the original Japanese version on November 24, 2020.

What happens to the genie in the movie?

The male genie, in a huff, leaves the female genie , as she transforms into a horse to help Aslan go to Baghdad. When Aslan and Princess Jalis cross paths in the desert, the genie disappears from sight. Meanwhile, Aldin, now a rich man, enters a competition in Baghdad, the winner of which will become king.

Who is the master of the mansion in the movie?

They have sex there, and are secretly watched by the master of the mansion, Sulaiman, who locks them in and commands them to continue. Havasalakum and his guards invade the mansion, where he finds them and capture Miriam. Badli, the right-hand man of the chief of police, murders Sulaiman.

Storyline

On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp which, when rubbed, summons up Babs the genie. He uses it to return as a visiting prince asking for the princess's hand.

Did you know

This film is notable for documenting the use of the word "groovy" as a recognized slang term in American society as early as the mid-1940s.

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By what name was A Thousand and One Nights (1945) officially released in India in English?

What year was A Thousand and One Nights?

A Thousand and One Nights is a 1945 Tongue-in-Cheek American adventure fantasy film set in the Baghdad of the One Thousand and One Nights directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens and Cornel Wilde. It was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction, Color ( Stephen Goosson, Rudolph Sternad, ...

Who plays Hadji in the movie?

Meanwhile, the Sultan's twin brother, Prince Hadji (also played by Dennis Hoey, with a British accent in both roles), who has already tried to overthrow his brother once before, makes the Sultan his captive and takes his place undetected.

Who said the laughs are hard to come by and are more unintentional than intentional?

Dennis Schwartz described the film as "an attractive looking but buffoonish satire on the Arabian Nights" and stated "the laughs are hard to come by and are more unintentional than intentional."

When was A Thousand and One Nights made?

A Thousand and One Nights is a 1969 anime feature film directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, collaborating with Osamu Tezuka, and the first entry in Mushi Production's Animerama trilogy, a series of anime films aimed at adult audiences.

When did Fritz the Cat come out?

The film was also given an American release at some point in 1969 , complete with an English dub, predating the first American X-rated animated film, Ralph Bakshi's Fritz the Cat, by three years. However, while the film was a hit in Japan, it did poorly in the United States, where it only received a limited release.

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Overview

A Thousand and One Nights (Japanese: 千夜一夜物語, Hepburn: Senya 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).

Plot

Aldin, a poor, traveling water seller, falls in love with Miriam, a beautiful slave woman on auction in Baghdad, but Havasalakum, the son of the chief of police, buys her. Before he can take her home, a sand storm interrupts the auction. Aldin uses the opportunity to steal away the slave woman, rescuing her from slavery. They hide from pursuing guards in a seemingly empty mansion. They have sex there, and are secretly watched by the master of the mansion, Sulaiman, who locks the…

Production

The Animerama series of adult animated feature films was conceived by Osamu Tezuka as an attempt to ensure animation could be accepted worldwide for all age groups and interests. This was in response to concerns of animation's reputation as being for children only. In addition to their erotic themes, they featured a mix of typical traditional animation with sequences of experimental uses of modern design, limited animation, and still paintings with influence from the UPA …

Reception

A Thousand and One Nights was a critical success in Japan, performing well with a distribution box-office revenue of ¥290 million. However, outside the country the film was largely ignored with the English dub release in the US being so limited it wasn't rated and audience reception being generally negative at the time of release, according to Cartoon Research.
Ethan Halker from ZekeFilm criticised the film citing issues with its failure at achieving “superbl…

See also

• Arabian Nights
• List of Osamu Tezuka anime
• List of animated feature-length films

External links

• A Thousand and One Nights at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• A Thousand and One Nights at IMDb
• A Thousand and One Nights in the TezukaOsamu.net database
• bcbd Senya Ichiya Monogatari