Trailer - Saiyuki (Toei, 1960)
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Uploaded by gamesDAMNED on Mar 31, 2011
Movie trailer for Toei Doga's 3rd animated feature film, Saiyuki. This story is based on the famous Chinese legend, and adapted from the Osamu Tezuka's manga. Tezuka was also involved in the film script, although Toei insisted on a different direction from many of his ideas. Either frustrated by working with Toei, or inspired by the possibilities of animation, Tezuka set to form his own animation studio, Mushi Productions, in 1961-62.
Saiyuki was imported to American theaters under the title, "Alakazam the Great!" This version featured the voice of Frankie Avalon (pop singer), new music, and altered names. Basically, any trace of its Asian origins are muddied or erased.
Saiyuki is a masterwork of the early Toei Doga films. It's probably my favorite, along with Hakujaden and Wanpaku no Orochi Taiji (Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon)
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I love this movie if anyone cares the German DVD actually has the English track can't believe this isn't even anvailible in the US
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I would love to see this movie with the original songs and voices. I always had the sense (even as a child) that they camped it up quite a bit when the released it in the US as Alakazam. I had no idea what I was seeing then, I just remembered it was sure different than everything else at the time! Now anime is everywhere
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Nice synopsis.
You failed to mention that Toei sent several key animators to the Disney studios in the late 50's for training - and it shows.
I was with Disney and the old timers told me about it.
vawlkee51 8 months ago
@vawlkee51 Really? That sounds great! Do tell, do tell. You should send me an email that I could publish on the Ghibli Blog. I know Japan and the US collaborated on the Nemo project in the 80s, but I wasn't aware of Toei and Disney in the 50s. It makes perfect sense to me, since the studio dreamed of becoming the "Disney of the East." Thanks for sharing.
gamesDAMNED 8 months ago