If you loved Jiraiya the Hero, try Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Action / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Jiraiya the Hero, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad is
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.

