Toei Doga presents
THE LITTLE SAMURAI (Shonen Sarutobi Sasuke - 1959)
Producer: Hiroshi Okawa
Screenplay: Dohei Muramatsu Subject: Kazuo Dan - Planning: Sanae Yamamoto, Hideyuki Takahashi
Principal Animators : Akira Daikuhara, Hideo Furusawa, Yasuji Mori, Masao Kumagawa, Yasuo Otsuka
Inbetweening: Daikichiro Kusube, Chikao Tera, Kazuko Nakamura, Shuji Konno, Masatake Kida, Taku Sugiyama
Reiko Okuyama, Machiko Dazai, Shun Nagasawa, Michihiko Yoshida, Toyohei Horikawa, Gizaburo Sugii - Inking: Mitsuko Shindo
Artistic Director: Seigo Shindo, Reiji Koyama Backgrounds: Saburo Yokoi, Mataharu Urata, Kazue Ito Color: Koichi Maeba
Camera: Harusato Otsuka, Mitsuaki Ishikawa, Akio Yamamoto - Recording: Hisashi Kato, Takeshi Mori - Sound Effects: Satoshi Yamamoto
Music: Toru Funamura Lyrics: Tetsuo Hoshino, Hiroshi Iwase
Choreography: Hiroyuki Hanayagi Fight Scenes: Reijiro Adachi Editing: Shintaro Miyamoto, Kanjiro Igusa
dubbing voices - the first Japanese animated film arrived in the West under the title "Magic Boy" (Usa - 22/6/1961)
American dubbing by Donald Gibb. "Magic Boy" sung by Danny Valentino (music by Fred Spielman, text Janice Torre)
Director: Akira Daikuhara, Taiji Yabushita
Jiro!
Come!
Ah, my sister is calling us.
Are we all here? Where's Jiro?
Let's eat!
Take that.
Well, that was a good meal.
Yes, Jiro, you can eat.
Sasuke, Sasuke, see them.
Oh, an eagle took the fawn.
Wait!
I told you to wait.
Dear brother, what you saw was a witch ...
It is said that many years ago, when Japan was a bright new country,
there was a bad witch, envious and greedy, who wanted to take away all the pleasures of the Japanese people.
The witch cast magical spells over them, and made them suffer.
But there was a great Japanese king then, who knew magic too ... and he heard of the evil she was doing.
He came to the forest where she was, and punished her.
She was transformed into a small salamander.
Years passed and the king who knew the magic died.
She's transformed back ino her former self, and now has returned to make the innocent suffer.
Her name is Yasha, the evil Princess.
Sister, I want to learn magic. You'll see how I defeat her.
- You're just a kid - What? We must fight against the witch.
Sasuke, I know what you feel but can't you wait until you're a little older ... won't you?
Tinkerbell!
Tinkerbell, go back home.
Tinkerbell, go back!
Do you understand what I said? Hold my stick.
But it's' Tinkerbell ... At this hour?
What's this?
Dear sister, I am going to learn magic.
Do not worry about me, I love you. Sasuke
Sasuke... Sasuke
Oh Tinkerbell, his staff ...
What do we do? If it's gone we can not stop ...
God, please protect my little brother and guide him in everything.
Oh ... Who's' been?
My name is Sasuke. Who are you?
How do you say? I am Genroku, the most terrible bandit in Japan.
A bandit? And why don't you work like the other people?
Work? Ah ah ah!
Come here, I will give you a lesson.
Come on, Genroku.
You think you're very smart? Take that!
Failure.
What's up, Genroku? Work for me and obey me.
Get up!
Are you okay? Boy, I have not seen you at your house and you leave your sister alone.
Boy, I watched you walk away from your house and you left your sister alone.
Who told you who I am?
- I know you well. - Really?
On top of this mountain lives a hermit
and he is the only one who can teach the magic that you want to learn.
But the mountain is higher than you can climb, kid.
I'll climb it, find the hermit and I'll learn the magic ...
But you ... Where has he gone?
- Are you the hermit? - Yes, Sasuke. You are very brave
- And you, how did you climb up here? - Sasuke, you'll stay here with me
- and I'll teach you magic. - Really?
- Yes, Sasuke, you deserve to know my secrets because you're brave and courageous.
- Shall we start now? - Yes, I want to help.
You will do what I say.
Very good ... Sasuke, you think you are strong enough?
- Yes. - And then tomorrow you will fill them.
You must be careful ... What would you do if the witch takes you by surprise?
Stay alert, always remember what I tell you ... Stay alert.
- Well, always alert. - The boy will learn.
You have to leave Tinkerbell all the work ...
I'm going to learn magic.
Take that, take that!
Take that!
It's too early to say. Another time ... Are you ready?
Take that!
- Here I am. - Good.
Tell me Sasuke, do you miss your home?
- No. .. A little. - I know, Sasuke. But not missing it much.
Well ... Look, sir: what's this?
I think it's a fire, Sasuke.
The bandits are coming and setting fire to everything they encounter.
- Bandits, sir? - You'll find bad people wherever you go.
Hurry!
That's all, let's go!
- Wait. - And now what's that?
We enter here.
Hey ... Thieves!
Hurry ... Come on!
Prince Yukimura ... Lord, the bandits burned the city.
What? Get the horses.
Where are you going, child?
Do not leave me, wait!
Prince Yukimura ... Let's go!
Run away!
Friends, I promise: the bandits will repent of this.
Hey, wake up, eat this and then return home.
No, bandits, I'm not going home without my trunk, get it?
You want your trunk back? Nothing to be done.
Listen, baby, here the boss is Yasha, a bad Princess and ugly witch.
What kind of bandits are these, if they are controlled by a woman?
Genroku, Prince Yukimura will attack if he finds us here.
I hope you have a sufficient number of guards.
Well, I think ... - Idiot, Go.
Please be a good girl ... If Yasha sees you here, she'll have us killed, please go away.
I don't care, I'm not going without my trunk.
Where are you all? Guards!
Where have they got to?
Here we are ... What a beautiful day. We were on the job.
And you would be the guards? What were you doing?
- Uh, nothing, sir. Really. - Nothing, sir.
Prince Yukimura wants to attack us. If you are not alert, I'll have your heads.
Boss, you can count on us.
Enough! To your positions!
Master, isn't she beautiful for a country girl?
Excuse me, Miss, I want to know something ... are the bandits gone from here?
You see before you Prince Yukimura, and I am his servant.
We traveled a long way today and we want a little refreshment,if it's possible.
Certainly, but my home is a humble one. Come.
Bandits live in the mountains there. Perhaps those are the ones you are looking for.
These are delicious.
- I understand ... And where is Sasuke? - Oh prince, he's been missing for 3 years and I wonder where he is.
Sasuke, each time you become better. Now try again.
All right, Sasuke. Ready?
Forgive me, I made a mistake.
Do not worry, kid. Soon you'll be an expert.
I want to help. If one day you need me, let me know.
- Thank you. - We'll meet again.
Farewell, prince.
- Yasha, I have news. - Be quiet, don't you see you're interrupting my dance?
Yes, but this is most important. The guards saw the prince.
What? Where?
He's in a house with a beautiful girl.
With a beautiful girl? Why didn't you tell me before?
Because I didn't know myself..
The guards overheard them while they were talking about her brother.
- He has learned magic. - Magic?
And I suppose you did not find out his name ...
His name is Sasuke.
Sasuke?
But he's just a child.
And you, why are you laughing?
Genroku, I order you and your men to kill this Sasuke who knows magic.
Prince Yukimura and the girl: not a word more, understand?
Move!
- I ask that you kill them all. - All right.
- Are you ready? Ready to go? - Yes.
What is happening?
Oh, no ... This way.
- Where is the girl? - Over there.
After them!
Where did they go?
Where are they?
Sasuke!
- You called me, sir? - Yes, Sasuke.
It's been some time since you came here, boy.
Sasuke, this will be your first test of your powers.
- Yes? - I have taught you everything I know.
Go, now! And remember to always have trust in yourself.
Girl, you gotta get away, we can't hide you any more.
- No. - All the pretty girls are going to be killed.
I? Ah, I see. You want to save me because I'm pretty.
Oh no, now she thinks she's pretty.
Please, girl. I'm saying to you please.
For the last time, if you don't go now ... Ouch! If you don't go now, we'll throw you off this cliff.
Ha ha, I'm not afraid. I dare you.
- Oh, what do we do now? - I don't know.
- What do you think? Throw her? - Maybe it 's the best thing to do.
- Eh? What are you doing? - You will see.
- Why? - Why? Because you won't go home.
- This will hurt us more than it hurts you. - You don't have to do it.
You hit me.
Ah, what are you doing? It hurts.
- All right ... I think you're safe now. - Thank you.
- Ah, you scared me ... Who are you? - I am Sasuke, the best magician in all of Japan.
- Are you really? - Right now no. Maybe one day I will be.
Sure, when you're bigger. Now you're a boy ... Ha, ha.
Sasuke, the bandits stole my trunk. You can get it back with magic?
You said bandits? Sure.
- Sure, as soon as I've seen my sister. - Sister? You have a sister?
- Yes, I have not seen her for a long time. - Really?
- Can I come to meet her? - Sure you can come.
- Thank you. - Not at all.
Is it much further? Sasuke, I'm tired.
No, it's just up the road.
Forward.
Sister!
Sister! Sister!
Sister!
Tinkerbell! Where's my sister?
- Sasuke! - Sister!
Sasuke...
I am very happy to see you. I missed you a lot.
I missed you a lot too.
We need help, please go to the Prince Yukimura.
Okay.
Open up!
My name is Sasuke and I want to speak with the prince.
What are you asking? Who do you think you are, boy?
- Get out of my way. - You shameless brat, I'll show you.
Where is he?
Thank you, guard. It was easy to enter.
Guard, what's going on here?
A boy was flying there.
You're right, I must raise the alarm.
Who's there?
You must be Sasuke!
- Sasuke, I'm happy to see you. - And you are very careful, prince.
Yes, you're very careful ... and my sister thinks you are perfect.
How's your sister? Is there any news?
She has had a terrible time. The bandits have burned our house ...
- ..and she had to hide otherwise they'd have killed her. - What? Bandits?
Master, a boy has got in and is somewhere in the palace.
- I'm looking for him now. - Wait, the one you are looking for is here.
It's the brother of that beautiful girl. The bandits wanted to kill her.
What? Kill that beautiful girl?
We will leave at once!
Attack!
- Bandits! - Quiet! Princess Yasha wants to see you.
No, no, no!
My sister's comb.
Sasuke, there's no time to lose.
You are Sasuke's sister, eh?
I hate beauty. I want to disfigure you, my dear.
Sasuke, go behind the mountain. I'll go 'this way.
All right.
- Sasuke, I can go with you? - You stay here.
- Why not? - Ah, ah, wait here until you see our signal to you.
- We need your help here. - Sure, you can give orders to our new friends.
Can I give the orders? Okay, I'll wait here.
- Halt! - Goodbye.
- No mercy for them, understand? - Understood.
I can't bear this waiting.
Follow me.
- Where is he? - Here.
Stand and fight.
- They're coming. - Ha ha, we'll prepare a nice welcome.
- You know what to do with the girl ... right, Genroku? - Yes, Your Highness.
And now tell me where my sister is. Otherwise ... One, two ...
- Stop, she's in the house of the witch. - Yes, in the witch's house.
I've been waiting for you.
Well, where is my sister?
Want to know?
- See for yourself ... Genroku! - Yes.
- Sister! - Oh, Sasuke.
- Cowards. - Sasuke, you challenge me?
Then your sister will die.
You see, Sasuke, you can not defy me now, can you?
Sasuke.
- Genroku! - Oh, that brat. I want to teach him a lesson.
Cut the rope!
Come on, help me to take it.
Help me.
That's it... friend ... That's it.
Hold on! I will save you.
Sasuke, how can I thank you? You killed the evil princess.
You are a brave boy, I need someone like you. Will you come to serve me in the palace?
Yes, Your Highness. That would be a ??pleasure.
Let's go!
END
Translated from the Italian subs by hiroshi5 (www.sandg-anime-reviews.net)