A Thousand and One Nights (1969 film)

A Thousand and One Nights
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanji千夜一夜物語
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnSenya Ichiya Monogatari
Directed byEiichi Yamamoto
Screenplay by
Based onOne Thousand and One Nights
Produced by
  • Osamu Tezuka
  • Atsushi Tomioka
Starring
CinematographyAkira Tsuchiya
Edited byMasashi Furukawa
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byNippon Herald Films
Release date
  • 14 June 1969 (1969-06-14)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥290 million

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).

The film was a hit in Japan with distribution box-office revenue of ¥290 million,[1] but was largely ignored outside of the domestic market, receiving a limited release in the US.[2] 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.[2][3][4] The English-dubbed version was cut to 100 minutes and was recorded in Italy.[citation needed] The film predates the more successful release of Fritz the Cat, the first American X-rated animated film, by three years.

  1. ^ Tsuken "Osamu Tezuka as an Anime Writer". p. 159.
  2. ^ a b Patten, Fred (March 23, 2014). "Tezuka's "Adult" Features: "A Thousand and One Nights" (1969)". Cartoon Research. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 4, 2020). "Discotek Licenses Detective Conan: Episode One, Love Hina Again, S-CRY-ed Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (May 4, 2020). "Discotek Licenses Lupin III: Twilight Gemini, Big Order, Hanasakeru Seishōnen Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 11, 2022.