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A Thousand and One Nights

1969 · 130 min

A surreal, erotic fever dream of shifting fables, blending beauty and cruelty in a way that feels both hypnotic and unsettling.

Overview
Aldin, a vagabond water vendor, embarks of a series of fantastical and tragic misadventures through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • freedom
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour3
Realism2
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Eiichi Yamamoto
Written by
Hiroyuki Kumai, Osamu Tezuka, Kazuo Fukasawa
Starring
Yukio Aoshima, Kyôko Kishida, Hiroshi Akutagawa, Haruko Katou, Isao Hashizume, Noboru Mitsuya, Asao Koike, Sachiko Itō
Cinematography
Akira Tsuchiya
Runtime
130 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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