Ari-Baba to yonjuppiki no tozoku

1971Movie⏱️ 55m

AnimationComedyFantasy

⭐ 5.6

IMDB Rating

178 votes

A peasant boy and 38 cats band against the tyrannical Ali Baba the 33rd and his cat-phobic genie.

Director

Hiroshi Shidara

Writers

N/A

Stars

Arthur Grosser, A.J. Henderson, Gorô Naya

Release Date

July 18, 1971

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Arthur Grosser

as Goro

👤

A.J. Henderson

as Nibbler

Gorô Naya

as Goro

Chikao Ôtsuka

as Ali Baba

👤

Nobuyo Ôyama

as Huck

👤

Rob Roy

as Tom

👤

Neil Shee

as Genie

👤

Junpei Takiguchi

as Kajiru

👤

Isamu Tanonaka

as Police Chief

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Kôsei Tomita

as Spirit of the Lamp

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Production

Toei Animation

🏷️ Keywords

genieali baba charactermouserescuemagic lamp

🎯 Categories

JapaneseAnimationComedyFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

No classic, but a fun 70s anime feature nevertheless

by MissSimonetta • 2014-06-02

7/10

"The Toei features of the 50s, 60s, and 70s are obscure in the US, which is a shame. This film in particular is a lot of fun. Yes, the animation is limited and almost TV-quality. However, it all has a Seuss-like charm blended with Looney Tunes anarchy. The few musical numbers there are manage to be catchy (you'll have the jazzy "Ali Baba" stuck in your head for days) and there are wonderful gags galore. The climactic battle is great cartoony fun. Though I was attracted to it because it was a film Hayao Miyazaki, one of my all-time favorite directors, had worked on before he mad..."