| Magic Boy | |
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| Directed by | Akira Daikubara Taiji Yabushita |
| Screenplay by | Michihei Muramatsu Toppei Matsumura |
| Story by | Kazuo Dan |
| Produced by | Hiroshi Ōkawa |
| Music by | Satoshi Funemura Toru Funamura |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Magic Boy, known in Japan as Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke (少年猿飛佐助, "The Boy Sarutobi Sasuke"), is a 1959 Japanese animated feature film released on December 25, 1959. Released as Toei Animation's second theatrical anime, the film was released in theaters in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on June 22, 1961,[1] making it the first anime film to be released in the country, followed by The Tale of the White Serpent on July 8, 1961.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.