Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982 film)

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
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Directed by	Yoshikatsu Kasai Shinya Takahashi Ardwight Chamberlain
Written by	Sandra Willard Akira Miyazaki
Produced by	Mark Headley Chiaki Imada Yoshio Suguwara Yasau Yamaguchi
Starring	Christopher Atkins Kristy McNichol John Carradine June Lockhart
Cinematography	Toshiharu Takei
Edited by	Yasuhiro Yoshikawa
Music by	Katsuhiro Tsubono
Production company	Toei Animation
Distributed by	The Samuel Goldwyn Company (United States) Toei Company (Japan)
Release date	March 13, 1982 (1982-03-13) (Japan)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	Japan
Languages	Japanese English

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (世界名作童話 アラジンと魔法のランプ, Sekai Meisaku Dōwa: Arajin to mahō no rampu), is a 1982 anime fantasy film based on the Middle Eastern folk tale of Aladdin. The film was released in Japan on 13 March 1982 by Toei.

An English dub received a VHS release by Media Home Entertainment in 1988 in the United States. An alternative English dub, under the title Aladdin and the Magic Lamp was released by The Samuel Goldwyn Company. With the voices of Christopher Atkins, Kristy McNichol, John Carradine and June Lockhart are heard as Aladdin, the princess, the wizard and Aladdin's mother.

Plot

The story revolves around Aladdin; an impoverished but street smart kid who lives in an Arabian city somewhere in a desert with his mother. Along with his gang of friends, they steal from the local merchants and market stoles to survive. One day he is approached by a wizard who offers to reward him great riches, if he will accompany him to a cave somewhere in the desert, and retrieve a lamp from within.

Aladdin succeeds in doing this, even acquiring certain jewels from where the lamp is found. However, upon return to the cave entrance, the wizard seals him in after Aladdin refuses to hand over the lamp, having become suspicious of the wizard

Trapped, Aladdin however uses a magic ring, provided by the wizard before venturing in to the cave, and summons a Genie who is able to free him. Returning home, Aladdin discovers that the lamp contains a more powerful Genie who upon Aladdin's first wish, conjures up a succulent meal for him and his mother.

The next day, Aladdin goes to market to sell the gold plated dinner wear from the meal, when he encounters a young attractive girl, who he quickly discovers is actually the Sultan's daughter; princess Badral Buduh

Badral is hiding from the Grand Viziers son, whom her father has agreed to offer her hand in marriage to. The two spend time out on the town together before Badral is eventually found and escorted back to the palace. However, Aladdin, having now fallen in love with her, decides to marry Badral himself.

With the help of the Genies of the lamp, Aladdin becomes a wealthy prince and asks the Sultan for his daughter's hand in marriage. Having already promised her to the Grand Viziers son, the Sultan instead decrees that whoever of the two suitors brings him the best dowry, will marry Badral.

Aladdin wins, while the Vizier and his son are arrested for using stolen wealth to increase their dowry. Once married, Aladdin then uses the Genie of the lamp to build a grand palace for him and Badral. One day however, while Aladdin and his friends are out hunting with the Sultan. The wizard from earlier dupes Aladdin's mother and wife in to trading him the lamp for a new one.

With the lamp in his possession, he then wishes Aladdin's palace and all within it transported to a far away land. Furious, the Sultan charges Aladdin with a week to rescue his daughter, otherwise his friend will all be executed.

After loosing his camel in the desert, Aladdin calls upon the Genie of the ring that he still has. He warns however that he cannot undo the spell of the Genie of the lamp, but can transport Aladdin to where the palace is. The effort to do so however causes the ring to crumble.

Once there Aladdin reunites with Badral. The two defeat the wizard and use the lamp to undo his wish.

The film ends with Aladdin and Badral sealing the lamp in a locked chest and disposing of its key.

External links

• Official English webpage from Toei Animation
• Aladdin and the Magic Lamp at IMDb
• Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia