is a 1963 Japanese drama action film directed by

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, with special effects by

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. The film stars Toshiro Mifune and

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.''The Lost World at Sinbad''
at Time Out The film is often confused with the theme of fantasy instead of ''

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'' but, the book ''Toho Special Effects All Monster Encyclopedia'' specifically identifies it in the genre of ''tokusatsu'' fantasy. It was also released as ''Samurai Pirate'' in the United States.

Cast

* Toshiro Mifune as Sukezaemon Naya * Makoto Sato as the Black Pirate *

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as Ming, the Prince of Thailand * Ichiro Arishima as Sennin the Wizard *

as Princess Yaya *

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as Miwa *

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as Yaya's maid

Production

The film was based on a screenplay by

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and

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which was based on a treatment by

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Release

''The Lost World of Sinbad'' was distributed theatrically in Japan by

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on October 26, 1963. The film was Toho's third highest-grossing film in Japan in 1963 and the 10th highest grossing domestically. The film was distributed by

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in the United States with an English-language version, where it was re-titled ''Samurai Pirate'', and then again re-titled ''The Lost World of Sinbad''. The film was released as a

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in the United States with '' War of the Zombies'' on March 17, 1965. It was released in the United Kingdom in 1976.

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* 1963 films Films based on Sinbad the Sailor Films produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Films directed by Senkichi Taniguchi Films with screenplays by Shinichi Sekizawa Japanese fantasy adventure films Toho films 1960s Japanese films {{1960s-Japan-film-stub