Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bouken
Anime
アラビアンナイト・シンドバッドの冒険 1962/06/16
Character count5,057
Word count2,169
Unique words695
Unique words used once401
Unique kanji329
Unique kanji used once168
Difficulty beta Moderate

This is a work by Toei Animation Co., Ltd. with screenplay by Tezuka Osamu in cooperation with novelist Kita Morio. 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: http://ja.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/mv/mv002.html )

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