Simbad le Marin

You're a calligrapher's apprentice in Baghdad, dreaming of faraway isles. But a dying sailor's map sets you adrift with a stowaway prince. Soon you’re evading cyclops, sand dragons, and the ire of a dark wizard. The film's cel animation, bold color schemes, and monster designs borrow freely from mentor Sanae Yamamoto's earlier work. It lingers on the visual imagination.

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Taiji Yabushita directed Simbad le Marin in 1962. See Taiji Yabushita's full filmography, where to start with Taiji Yabushita, or where to go after you've seen everything by Taiji Yabushita.

Simbad le Marin was released in 1962 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 81 minutes.