---
title: 'Alakazam the Great (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Osamu Tezuka'
released: '1960-08-14'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Animation'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alakazam-the-great-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054265/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alakazam the Great (1960)

1960 · 88 min · Animation, Fantasy · Japan

Original title: 西遊記

## Synopsis

Alakazam the Great, known in Japan as Saiyūki , is a 1960 Japanese anime musical film, heavily based on the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West. It was one of the earliest anime films to be released in the United States. Osamu Tezuka was named as a director of the film by Toei Company, but 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Osamu Tezuka](https://cinepixo.com/people/osamu-tezuka)
- **Screenplay:** [Keinosuke Uekusa](https://cinepixo.com/people/keinosuke-uekusa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ryōichi Hattori](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryoichi-hattori), [Les Baxter](https://cinepixo.com/people/les-baxter)
- **Producer:** [Hiroshi Ogawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-ogawa)

## Cast

- [Frankie Avalon](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-avalon)
- [Peter Fernandez](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-fernandez)

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Official site: http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/movie/saiyuki
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/alakazam-the-great-1960
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