Toei is continuing to work through a number of their older titles by bringing them out on DVD once again and the latest to make the grade is Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken. The feature film is getting a new release on November 9th, 2016 that uses the previous DVD transfer and is priced at 2,800 yen. The film was originally released in 1962 and was directed by Taiji Yabushita and Yoshio Kuroda based on a script by Morio Kita and Osamu Tezuka. Character designs were done by Yasuo Otsuka and it starred Hideo Kinoshita as Sinbad.
Plot concept: Sinbad and a boy, Ali, are stowaways on the transport ship “Boulder,” but they win their proper places on the ship after currying the favor of the captain. Then the beautiful princess Samir jumps on board to escape a wicked minister who wants to marry her, and Sinbad goes through a series of adventures to protect the princess. The story unfolds with ups and downs, full of dramatic episodes from the original story such as a rough-and-tumble battle with a strange bird that is guarding diamonds.
[Source: Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken]
