Sinbad: The Princess of the Sky and the Island of Secrets," an animated film commemorating the 40th anniversary of Nippon Animation, will be released on July 4, 2012!　Character Setup Drawings Unleashed!

The release date of the animated film "Sinbad: The Flying Princess and the Island of Secrets" has been set for July 4. The character sketches have also been unveiled.

Sinbad, Princess Soratobu and the Island of Secrets" is a 40th anniversary commemorative film produced by Nippon Animation, which has produced the "World Masterpiece Theater" TV animation series based on numerous children's books, and Shirogumi, whose 3DCG version of Doraemon "STAND BY ME Doraemon" became a big hit. The film commemorates the 40th anniversary of Nippon Animation. The film is a modern animation of "Sinbad," the most famous story from "Arabian Nights," which has been the subject of many movies and animations since ancient times. The director is Shinpei Miyashita, who directed "Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006," series composition is by Hiroyuki Kawasaki, who directed "Ronja, the Bandit's Daughter," and animation director is Yoshiharu Sato, who worked on "My Neighbor Totoro," "The Witch's Delivery Service" and other Ghibli films.

In conjunction with the release of the film on July 4, a character drawing has been released. The characters include Sinbad, the main character who is curious, dynamic, and strong-willed; Mimi, a small monkey who helps Sinbad; Sana, a princess of a legendary magical tribe who is on a journey to find the surviving members of her tribe; Razak, the captain of the Bahar, Sinbad's ship; Najib, Razak's fellow sailor who has lived as a sailor for a long time; and the elderly Najib, who has been a sailor for a long time. Razak's fellow sailor, Najib, an old man who has lived as a sailor for a long time, and Ali, a boy who has been raised on the ship since birth.