Alakazam the Great
Saiyuuki / Saiyuki / Journey to the WestSummary
Alakazam is a young and brave monkey who convinces all the other monkeys to make him their king. After attaining the throne and learning magic, he becomes so vain that he goes to heaven to challenge the gods. He is defeated by King Amo, and sentenced to serve as the bodyguard of Prince Amat in order to learn humility.
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Osamu Tezuka was named as a director of the film by Toei Company. However, Tezuka later stated that the only time he was in the studio was to pose for publicity photos. His involvement in promoting the film, however, led to his interest in animation.
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Details
- Format
- Movie
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Length
- 88 min
- Season
- Summer 1960
- Start date
- August 14, 1960
- End date
- August 14, 1960
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Other
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Toei Animation
- Romaji title
- Saiyuuki
- English title
- Alakazam the Great
- Native title
- 西遊記
- Other titles
- Saiyuki · Journey to the West
Characters 6
Main characters
- Son-Goku孫悟空Main
- Sanzo-hoshiMain
- Sagojo沙悟浄Main
- Hakkai Cho猪八戒Main
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- RinRin憐憐Supporting
- NarratorナレーターSupporting
Staff and studios
Studios
Staff
- Hiroshi OokawaProduction
- Osamu TezukaScript Composition
- Sanae YamamotoIn-Betweens Check
- Daisaku ShirakawaUnit Director
- Yasuo OotsukaKey Animation
- Hideo FurusawaKey Animation
- Akira DaikuharaKey Animation
- Gorou KondaibouPlanning
- Hideyuki TakahashiPlanning
- Masao KumakawaKey Animation
- Shuuji KonnoIn-Between Animation
- Yasuji MoriKey Animation
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- Taiji YabushitaUnit Director
- Osamu TezukaUnit Director
- Chikao TeraIn-Between Animation
- Daikichirou KusubeIn-Between Animation
- Toyohei HorikawaIn-Between Animation
- Reiko OkuyamaIn-Between Animation
- Machiko DazaiIn-Between Animation
- Taku SugiyamaIn-Between Animation
- Keinosuke UekusaScript
- Masatake KitaIn-Between Animation
- Makoto NagasawaIn-Between Animation
- Kazuko NakamuraIn-Between Animation
- RintarouIn-Between Animation