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Magic Boy (1959) [G]

Release Date:
December 25, 1959

Original Title:
少年猿飛佐助

Alternate Titles:
El niño mago
Magic Boy, el pequeno Samuraï
Sarutobi Sasuke, le jeune ninja
Sasuke, the Young Sarutobi
Shonen Sarutobi Sasuke
Shounen Sarutobi Sasuke
Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke
Sónen Szarutobi Szaszuke
The Adventures of Little Samurai
Urhea samurai
Младият Сарутоби Сасуке
الصبي السحري

Genres:
Adventure | Animation | Family

Production Companies:
Toei Animation

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
US: G 

Runtime: 83

He'd leap upon the wind and hitch a ride...

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Magically gifted boy Sasuke lives in peace, deep in the forest with his animal pals and Oyu, his elder sister. After their forest sanctuary is violated by a demon witch who devours one of Sasuke's animal companions, he vows vengeance. Leaving the forest, he sets out to master his magical gifts, making a pilgrimage to the home of the wizard Hakuunsai. While Sasuke learns the ways of magic, the demon witch terrorizes the countryside, and Sasuke works to complete his training in time.

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Animation:
Daikichirō Kusube
Kazuko Nakamura
Reiko Okuyama
Shuji Konno
Chikao Tera
Masatake Kita
Taku Sugiyama

Art Direction:
Reiji Koyama
Seigo Shindô

Character Designer:
Akira Daikubara
Hideo Furusawa

Director:
Akira Daikuhara
Taiji Yabushita

Executive Producer:
Sanae Yamamoto

Key Animation:
Masao Kumagawa
Hideo Furusawa
Yasuo Otsuka
Akira Daikuhara
Yasuji Mori

Original Music Composer:
Toru Funamura

Original Story:
Kazuo Dan

Producer:
Hiroshi Ookawa

Writer:
Michihei Muramatsu

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