The second film in the trilogy with Sinbad: The Magical Lamp and the Moving Island arrived last week in Japan and that means the focus will turn eventually to the home video release. But Nippon Animation is also taking the opportunity and interest to promote the third film, which was scheduled for a March 2016 debut to bring it all to a close. With the release of a new trailer, it was revealed that the film has been pushed back to a May 2016 release. No title for this installment has been revealed yet nor is there a firm premiere date.
The main cast from the first film is returning for the second film with:
- Tomo Muranaka as Sinbad
- Momoko Tanabe as Sana
- Nao Nagasawa as Ali
- Takeshi Kaga as Captain Razak
- While Tadashi Miyazawa has joined as Najib
The first film was directed by Shinpei Miyashita based on the script by Kaeko Hayafune and overall composition by Hiroyuki Kawasaki. Yoshiharu Satou served as both chief animation director and the character designer. Nippon Animation and Shirogumi produced the project.
Original film concept: The story begins when Sinbad and his friends run afoul of a storm while riding on the ship Bahal. Ali sights an island, which the ship heads toward to make repairs. Sinbad and Sana board a dinghy and land on the island. Sana sees a vision of a mgical lamp, and Sinbad and the others set out to find it.
