“Aladdin rescues slave Miriam, they share a night, are separated, and seek reunion in Tezuka's magical, sensual tale.”
A Thousand and One Nights
千夜一夜物語
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Synopsis
Aladdin rescues slave Miriam, they share a night, are separated, and seek reunion in Tezuka's magical, sensual tale.
Aladdin, a lowly water seller, is new to the city of Baghdad when he sees the beautiful Miriam being sold at a slave auction. Enthralled by her beauty, Aladdin manages to steal Miriam from the auction and spends a passionate night with her in an unoccupied home. When the two wake, however, they are met by the owner of the home and are tragically separated. Osamu Tezuka's lustful tale follows Aladdin and Miriam as they struggle to reunite with each other while facing the trials of a strange and magical world.
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Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.10 · split reception
4.5 pts
Recommenders 7.5 · others 3.0
↓ 3.14
Running avg · Mar 2013 → Jul 2025
- 7 “I must say that, for the first adult animated movie of the Animerama Trilogy, it was quite enjoyable, except for the fact that the only version I was able to watch was in Italian (with no...”
- 7 “The first in a trilogy of movies adult animation films by Tezuka's Mushi Production known as Animerama, it is very loosely based on One Thousand and One Arabian Nights and features Aladdin as its...”
- 8 “Belonging to a Muslim family my bedtime stories consisted of the adventures of Sinbad, Ali Baba and Aladdin. We had a copy of the children’s version of 1001 nights at home and me and my brother...”
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Mushi Production.- Format 1 × 130′ eps × min
- Total runtime 2h 10m all episodes
- Aired Jun 1969 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-2760 catalog
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