The Lost World of Sinbad (1963)
"Dai tozoku" (original title)

Sukezaemon, a pirate, is shipwrecked in a strange corner of the world. With his companion, a wizard named Sennin, Sukezaemon becomes entangled in a plot by the evil premier to succeed the dying King Raksha.

Director:

Senkichi Taniguchi

Writers:

Takeshi Kimura, Shin'ichi Sekizawa,

Stars:

Toshirô Mifune, Tadao Nakamaru, Mie Hama

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Toshirô Mifune	...	Sukezaemon Naya, alias 'Luzon' (Sinbad in English version)
Tadao Nakamaru	...	The Chancellor
Mie Hama	...	Princess Yaya
Kumi Mizuno	...	Miwa the Rebel Leader
Ichirô Arishima	...	Sennin the Wizard
Hideyo Amamoto	...	Granny the Witch (in drag)
Mitsuko Kusabue	...	Sobei
Jun Tazaki	...	Itaka Tsuzuka of the Imperial Guards
Akiko Wakabayashi	...	Yaya's maid
Jun Funato	...	Prince Ming of Thailand
Makoto Satô	...	The Black Pirate
Jun'ichirô Mukai	...	Chief of Imperial Guards
Yutaka Nakayama	...	Sailor
Hidezu Kane	...	Sailor
Rokku Furukawa	...	Rebel

Storyline

An adventurous and daring sailor sets sail to the castle of an ailing king to stop an evil premier, hungry for power and wealth, from succeeding to the throne and marrying the king's beautiful daughter. Along the way, with the help of a band of courageous rebels and a lustful wizard, he must overcome the powers of a mesmerizing witch, ruthless pirates, and the castle's Imperial guards. The sailor must also free those kidnapped into slavery and restore the king's reputation.

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Plot Keywords:

pirate | samurai

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Genres:

Fantasy | Action | Adventure

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

3 March 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Lost World of Sinbad

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The famous Life Magazine double issue devoted to movies contained a fold-out cover showing studio technicians silhouetted against a blue background. This was Eiji Tsuburaya's special effects crew preparing a blue screen shot of Toshirô Mifune for this film.

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Goofs

Co-screenwriter Shin'ichi Sekizawa is misidentified as the director of photography in the onscreen credits of the English-dubbed version.

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Quotes

[casting a spell]
Granny the Witch: Mumbo jumbo, mumbo jumbo.

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Crazy Credits

The credits on the U.S. prints, release by American International under the title "The Lost World of Sinbad", list the director of photography as Shinichi Sekizawa. Mr. Sekizawa is a noted screenwriter who also co-wrote this film.

User Reviews

Great Adventure and Sci-Fi from Toho

This is one of my all-time favorite movies from Toho studios. This movie is about a courageous sailor named Luzon (Sinbad in the American version) who tries to save a kingdom and a king's reputation from a corrupted premier, with the help of some rebellious but hilarious rebels. This movie is nothing short of a sword-wielding battle, gigantic castle, wizard, witch, king, prince, princess, pirates, exotic dancers, heroes, action, and magic. It's fun to watch and follow, fit for adults and children. Included in the mix is a woman-loving wizard, who is a resourceful ally to Sinbad, and the treacherous stone-turning witch! This movie has Japanese veteran actor Toshiro Mifune, beautiful Japanese belles Mie Hama, Kumi Mizuno, and Akiko Wakabayashi, veteran Toho screenwriters Takeshi Kimura and Shinichi Sekizawa, and music composer Masaru Sato. With a combination of drama, tragedy, humor, special effects, music, magic, and adventure, this film is sure a treat for all adventure/sci-fi loving fans. I always have a good time watching this film.

Grade A