Synopsis

The film sticks closely to the source material in almost every way—except for a random kangaroo-rat that shows up halfway through and tags along with Aladdin for no real reason beyond serving as a cute mascot. Akira Miyazaki wrote this screenplay, and he's got serious pedigree: he single-handedly wrote five entries in the classic WMT series, including Perrine and Rascal, plus contributed to two others. The only other credited name worth noting is Yukihide Takekawa, who composed the score for the obscure but brilliant Unico pilot. The plot gets a bit messy and hard to follow once Aladdin starts pursuing the princess, and the gorgeous animation that defined Toei's output in the 60s—when they had the best animators in the business—had long since disappeared by this point. Still, it's a solid film, largely thanks to how faithfully Miyazaki adapted the original story. One thing that stands out is the character designs, which lean noticeably more Western than typical for anime of this era.

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