The Magic Land of Alakazam
(1960)
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Kiyoshi Komiyama | ... |
Son Gokû
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Noriko Shindô | ... |
RinRin
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Hideo Kinoshita | ... |
Cho Hakkai
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Setsuo Shinoda | ... |
Sa Gojô
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Nobuaki Sekine | ... |
Sanzô hôshi
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Kunihisa Takeda | ... |
Shaka-nyorai
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Katsuko Ozaki | ... |
Kanzeon-bosatsu
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Michiko Shirasaka | ... |
Shoryo
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Kinshirô Iwao | ... |
Gyûmaô
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Tamae Kato | ... |
Rasetsu-jo
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Shigeru Kawakubo | ... |
Kinkaku daiô
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Shûichi Kazamatsuri | ... |
Ginkaku daiô
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Alakazam
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Jackie Joseph | ... |
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A monkey king who learns the secrets of magic goes on a spree and causes no end of aggravation for the gods, who finally imprison him. In order to make up for all the trouble he's caused, he is sent on a mission to accompany a prince who is the son of the gods on a journey through a land filled with dangers, monsters, cannibals and demons. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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Monster-iffic ... Funtastic ... ! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
JapanLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 July 1961 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alakazam the Great! See more »Company Credits
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Alakazam: It's no place for women. Besides, magicians don't like girls. They saw them in half!
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One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell. See more »Quotes
DeeDee: Take me with you!Alakazam: It's no place for women. Besides, magicians don't like girls. They saw them in half!
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Over the years, I have seen many reviews that have mercilessly slagged ALAKAZAM THE GREAT as a bad movie, and it even made it into the highly questionable book THE 50 WORST FILMS OF ALL TIME. The question I have is: did all of you who hate this movie see the same film that I did when I was a youngster? I have shown many children this film over the years and not one of them failed to enjoy it.
ALAKAZAM THE GREAT is loosely based on the Wu Cheng-En classic JOURNEY TO THE WEST, a landmark of Chinese epic literature, and tells the story of an arrogant monkey king who learns the secrets of magic and becomes a cosmic pain in the ass. After a brief rampage through the heavens, he is imprisoned by the gods and eventually sent on a pilgrimage to atone for his sins and learn humility. The monkey must escort a young prince (who is the son of the gods) through a series of insanely lethal adventures in a land teeming with demons and monsters of every description, picking up a couple of unusual traveling companions along the way (an anthropomorphic pig-man and a burrowing cannibal). Much magic and cartoon ass-whuppin' ensues, and despite the (mercifully brief) musical numbers, this film has raw imagination to spare. Fast-paced and fun, this is not the dud that some would lead you to believe. Give it a chance!