Ovid's ancient myths + psychedelic '70s animation = the wildest history lesson you'll ever trip through.
Several animated stories from "Metamorphoses," the Roman poet Ovid's narrative of legends, are presented.
Score
Patricia Bridges' folk-prog soundtrack is doing SO much heavy lifting.
Production
Seventies Japan meets ancient Rome in the most unhinged way possible.
Director
Takashi Masunaga
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This bombed so hard in theaters that producer Sanrio pivoted to Hello Kitty and never looked back. You're welcome.
The English dub with Peter Ustinov was a complete rewrite from the Japanese version — two totally different films masquerading as one.
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