Alakazam the Great!

Alakazam the Great! (1960)

西遊記

Duel of the Prehistoric Beasts! Summit Meeting of the Monsters!

A monkey king who learns the secrets of magic goes on a spree and causes no end of aggravation for the gods, who finally imprison him. In order to make up for all the trouble he's caused, he is sent on a mission to accompany a prince who is the son of the gods on a journey through a land filled with dangers, monsters, cannibals and demons.

Date of release
1960-08-14
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (24)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Director
Daisaku Shirakawa, Taiji Yabushita

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Boku no Songokū

Alakazam the Great, known in Japan as Saiyūki , 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.

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