Other Studios: M: Mushi Productions: Senya Ichiya Monogatari

• Mushi Productions

• Featuring:

   Aladdin, Miriam, Havahslakum, Suleiman, Badli, Kamhakim, Mahdya, Yahliz, Aslan, Two Genies, Lesbian Princess, Crocodile.

• Originally Released in 1961 (Estimate).

• Originally Released Theatrically.

• Running Time:

   128 minutes.

• Eastmancolor

• Japan

Adapted from Osamu Tezuka's self-published manga adaptations.

Aladdin was modeled after French movie star Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Erotic elements deleted from many modern versions of the Arabian Nights were included in this film.

Tezuka invited several famed novelists (including "Silence" author Shusaku Endo and science-fiction writers Yasutaka Tsutsui and Sakyo Tomatsu) to contribute their vocal talents.

Reportedly, a 100-minute English-dubbed version was made for foreign distribution. This lacked several scenes, including one of sex between Badli and a crocodile, and another involving a lesbian princess.

The original version of this film is said to have run for 150 minutes, thus making it the longest cartoon ever produced.

English Titles: "Arabian Nights" and "1001 Nights."