A Thousand & One Nights

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Anime English Name: A Thousand & One Nights

Anime Native Name: 千夜一夜物語

Status: N/A

Episode Count: 1

Genres: Drama, Fantasy

Release Date: 1969

Duration: 128 mins

Country: JP

Average Score: 61%

Description

Beautifully constructed, 1001 Nights stays true to the lush and mysterious backdrop of the well known and age old story. Tezuka remolds the story into an escapist fantasy where a 60s-era working man is transported back to an era of entirely fictitious Arabian details. Seemingly at odds with itself, 1001 Nights consistently unfolds in a way that combines Playboy graphics, Arabian rug design and traditional Japanese scroll paintings.

Sound like a strange mix? You bet and along the way we experience some of the great cultural juxtapositions that makes Tezuka the unpredictable style it is.

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Main Staff

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Eiichi Yamamoto

Role: Director

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Osamu Tezuka

Role: Script

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Osamu Dezaki

Role: Art Director

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Takashi Yanase

Role: Character Design