Saiyuuki
Alakazam - König der Tiere ／ Alakazam le Petit Hercule ／ Alakazam the Great ／ Alakazam: König der Tiere ／ Alakazan the Great ／ Journey to the West ／ Le tredici fatiche di Ercolino ／ Saiyuki ／ Saiyuuki (1960) ／ Saiyūki ／ Tezuka Osamu no Saiyuuki ／ Tezuka Osamu`s Journey to the West ／ The Magic Land of Alakazam ／ Voyage to the West ／ Westward Voyage ／ אלקאזם הגדול ／ 手塚治虫の西遊記 ／ 西遊記
Description
Alakazam is a young and brave monkey who convinces all the other monkeys to make him their king. After attaining the throne and learning magic, he becomes so vain that he goes to heaven to challenge the gods. He is defeated by King Amo, and sentenced to serve as the bodyguard of Prince Amat in order to learn humility. --- Osamu Tezuka was named as a director of the film by Toei Company. However, Tezuka later stated that the only time he was in the studio was to pose for publicity photos. His involvement in promoting the film, however, led to his interest in animation.