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Alakazam the Great

Original title: Saiyûki
  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
538
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Alakazam the Great (1960)
AnimeAdventureAnimationFamilyFantasyMusicRomance

An arrogant monkey is forced to go on a journey where he learns about gluttony, greed, love and humility.An arrogant monkey is forced to go on a journey where he learns about gluttony, greed, love and humility.An arrogant monkey is forced to go on a journey where he learns about gluttony, greed, love and humility.

  • Directors
    • Daisaku Shirakawa
    • Taiji Yabushita
    • Osamu Tezuka
  • Writers
    • Goro Kontaibo
    • Hideyuki Takahashi
    • Osamu Tezuka
  • Stars
    • Kiyoshi Komiyama
    • Noriko Shindô
    • Hideo Kinoshita
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    538
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Daisaku Shirakawa
      • Taiji Yabushita
      • Osamu Tezuka
    • Writers
      • Goro Kontaibo
      • Hideyuki Takahashi
      • Osamu Tezuka
    • Stars
      • Kiyoshi Komiyama
      • Noriko Shindô
      • Hideo Kinoshita
    • 32User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Kiyoshi Komiyama
    • Son Gokû
    • (voice)
    Noriko Shindô
    • RinRin
    • (voice)
    Hideo Kinoshita
    • Cho Hakkai
    • (voice)
    Setsuo Shinoda
    • Sa Gojô
    • (voice)
    Nobuaki Sekine
    • Sanzô hôshi
    • (voice)
    Kunihisa Takeda
    • Shaka-nyorai
    • (voice)
    Katsuko Ozaki
    • Kanzeon-bosatsu
    • (voice)
    Michiko Shirasaka
    • Shoryo
    • (voice)
    Kinshirô Iwao
    • Gyûmaô
    • (voice)
    Tamae Katô
    • Rasetsu-jo
    • (voice)
    Kiyoshi Kawakubo
    • Kinkaku daiô
    • (voice)
    Shûichi Kazamatsuri
    • Ginkaku daiô
    • (voice)
    Frankie Avalon
    Frankie Avalon
    • Alakazam
    • (English version)
    • (singing voice)
    Dodie Stevens
    Dodie Stevens
    • DeeDee the Monkey
    • (English version)
    • (singing voice)
    Jonathan Winters
    Jonathan Winters
    • Sir Quigley Broken Bottom
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Arnold Stang
    Arnold Stang
    • Lulipopo
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Sterling Holloway
    Sterling Holloway
    • Narrator
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Jack Curtis
    • King Amo
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Daisaku Shirakawa
      • Taiji Yabushita
      • Osamu Tezuka
    • Writers
      • Goro Kontaibo
      • Hideyuki Takahashi
      • Osamu Tezuka
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    • Trivia
      This movie is based on the epic Chinese novel A Journey to the West written by Wu Cheng-En in the 16th Century China about the adventures of the Monkey King accompanying a Buddhist monk traveling to India to collect rare scrolls to bring home to China. This story has been the basis of many movies, television shows and plays.
    • Quotes

      DeeDee: Take me with you!

      Alakazam: It's no place for women. Besides, magicians don't like girls. They saw them in half!

    • Crazy credits
      [U.S. poster] COLOR and MAGISCOPE
    • Alternate versions
      A version now exists using Toei's restoration (including the original Japanese title and credits) that is synced with American International's English dubbed track.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Legends Summarized: The Monkey King (Journey to the West Part 1) (2015)

    User reviews32

    Featured review
    7/10

    A good review

    I saw Alakazam first when I was quite young. I thought it was a good cartoon then and like it more now. It has a good moral to it and it's not made to sell toys like most cartoons are made to do now. Comparing it to todays cartoons is a bit silly since it was made over 40 years ago, the themes and characters are much different then the standard anime fluff we see now. I can't see anyone going wrong renting it and watching it with their family.
    • monkeygroin
    • Nov 28, 2002
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    • Release date
      • July 14, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alakazam the Great!
    • Production companies
      • Alta Vista Productions
      • Toei Animation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1
      • 2.35 : 1

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