A story unfolds with a dying king revealing to his three daughters that one of them must ascend to the throne. However, each princess, aspiring to become the next monarch, must undertake tasks bestowed by the moon priestess. Their ultimate quest involves retrieving a golden apple, a sacred symbol, to be presented at the temple, signifying the chosen one's rightful claim to the title of the new queen.
Cinematography
Mesmerizing watercolor backgrounds that breathe Middle Eastern magic.
Production
Rare 1980s Iraqi-Japanese co-production, practically mythic itself.
Director
Faisal Al-Yasiri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This represents one of the few cinematic collaborations between Ba'athist-era Iraq and Japanese animators, making it a fascinating Cold War cultural artifact disguised as children's entertainment.
Director Faisal Al-Yasiri allegedly destroyed his own prints in the 1990s; surviving copies likely exist only through Japanese television archives and obsessive VHS traders.
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