The Lost World of Sinbad (Japanese: 大盗賊, Hepburn: Daitōzoku, lit. 'The Great Thief') is a 1963 Japanese drama action film directed by Senkichi Taniguchi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film stars Toshiro Mifune and Mie Hama.[4][5]
| The Lost World of Sinbad | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Senkichi Taniguchi |
| Screenplay by | |
| Story by | Kikuo Yasumi[1] |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Takao Saito[1] |
| Edited by | Yoshitami Kuroiwa[1] |
| Music by | Masaru Sato[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes[2] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥230 million[3] |
The film is often confused with the theme of fantasy instead of tokusatsu, but the book Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia specifically identifies it in the genre of tokusatsu fantasy.[citation needed] It was also released as Samurai Pirate in the United States.
Cast
edit- Toshiro Mifune as Sukezaemon Naya
- Makoto Sato as the Black Pirate
- Jun Funato as Ming, the Prince of Thailand
- Ichiro Arishima as Sennin the Wizard
- Mie Hama as Princess Yaya
- Kumi Mizuno as Miwa
- Akiko Wakabayashi as Yaya's maid
Production
editThe film was based on a screenplay by Takeshi Kimura and Shinichi Sekizawa which was based on a treatment by Toshio Yasumi.[2]
Release
editThe Lost World of Sinbad was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on October 26, 1963.[2] The film was Toho's third highest-grossing film in Japan in 1963 and the 10th highest grossing domestically.[2]
The film was distributed by American International Pictures in the United States with an English-language version, where it was re-titled Samurai Pirate, and then again re-titled The Lost World of Sinbad.[1] The film was released as a double feature in the United States with War of the Zombies on March 17, 1965.[1][2] It was released in the United Kingdom in 1976.[1]
See also
editReferences
editFootnotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Galbraith IV 1994, p. 363.
- ^ a b c d e f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 205.
- ^ Kinema Junpo Best Ten 85th Complete History 1924-2011. Kinema Junpo. May 2012. p. 200. ISBN 978-4873767550.
- ^ "大盗賊". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ The Lost World at Sinbad at Time Out
Sources
edit- Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-853-7.
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
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