A Thousand and One Nights
Seen it?1969 | 130 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans, fantasy fans and animation lovers. If you loved Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 48K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Eiichi Yamamoto
- Yukio AoshimaAladdin / Sinbad (voice)
- Kyôko KishidaMiriam / Jaris (voice)
- Hiroshi AkutagawaBadli (voice)
- Haruko KatōGenie (voice)
- Isao HashizumeAslan (voice)
- Noboru MitsuyaDjinn (voice)
- Asao KoikeKamarkim (voice)
- Sachiko ItōMahdia (voice)
- Hitoshi TakagiPolice Chief (voice)
- Tomoko FuminoSecretary's Wife (voice)