Ali Baba to 40-hiki no Touzoku Episode 1

Other Name: Ali Baba to Yonju-hiki no Touzoku, Alibaba and the Forty Theives, Alibaba’s Revenge, Ali Baba to Yonjuppiki no Touzoku, アリババと４０匹の盗賊

Summary: A film produced for Toei’s 20th anniversary. A boy who is the descendant of the leader of the theives who met a grisly fate in the 1001 Nights bands together with 38 cats and a mouse to get back his rightful treasure from Ali Baba XXXIII, the descendent of Ali Baba who now rules the kingdom with an iron fist. This is a reversal of the good guy/bad guy roles in the original story! (perhaps not surprising for being a film in which Hayao Miyazaki was involved) This film is one of the most rollicking…Continue reading