Monday, March 8, 2021

Magic Boy AKA Shonen Sarutobi Sasuke (1959)



Released June 22, 1961, in the US.
The story: Sasuke is a young boy who is very protective of his older sister and gentle woodland friends.
One day when his young deer friend Tinkle is captured by a hawk, Sasuke runs to his rescue.
The hawk then drops Tinkle into the water where a giant salamander captures him.
Tinkles mother jumps into the water to save her baby but before she can save him, she is taken by the salamander.
Sad, Tinkle and Sasuke return home.
Big sister tells a story of a mean witch, who was changed into the salamander by a great magician, as to banish her from doing people harm.
Now the magician has grown old and the spell that was cast over the witch is fading, causing her to gain her spiteful powers back.
Sasuke decides to travel far away to learn magic so he can be stronger than the witch.
Stars (voices by)Teruo Miyazaki , Katsuo Nakamura , Hiroko Sakuramachi , Tomoko Matsushima , Tokuko Sugiyama , Shunji Sakai , Kenji Susukida , Akira Kishii , Ryoei Ito , Kazuo Kishida
Directed by Akira Daikubara & Taiji Yabushita
Rated G
AMINATION/ADVENTURE

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