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.
Direction
Yamamoto swings for the fences every single frame.
Production
Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production at its most unhinged.
Director
Eiichi Yamamoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Tezuka's 'Animerama' adult trilogy alongside 'Cleopatra' and 'Belladonna of Sadness' — all box office disasters that nearly destroyed Mushi Production.
The film's psychedelic aesthetic directly influenced later animators including Satoshi Kon; its commercial failure helped doom serious adult animation in Japan for decades.
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