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3	''Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke'' ("Young UsefulNotes/SarutobiSasuke") was released by Creator/ToeiAnimation in 1959 as their second feature-length animated movie (after ''The Tale of the White Serpent''. In June 1961, it became the second ''anime'' film to be released in the United States (as ''Magic Boy''), with Panda and the Magic Serpent [''Hakujaden''] released one month later in July 1961. Creator/{{MGM}} handled the US release for Toei, which means it occasionally appears on Creator/TurnerClassicMovies.
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5	The story centers on [[SpinoffBabies the boyhood adventures of Sarutobi Sasuke]] as he helps UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura protect the land from the reemergence of [[WickedWitch the evil witch]] Yakusha.
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7	Not to be confused with ''Manga Sarutobi Sasuke'', a 24-episode anime series from 1979-80 (released in the US as ''Ninja, The Wonder Boy'').
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12	* AppropriateAnimalAttire: Sasuke's woodland posse is a mixture of examples – Koro the bear [[RingAroundTheCollar wears a white collar]], Tinkle the deer [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal has a collar with a bell]], and Kiki the monkey [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal only wears a red shirt]].
13	* BattleInTheRain: Saskue and Yakusha's final fight takes place in a storm whipped up by the evil witch.
14	* BigBad: Yakusha, a female demon who was transformed into a salamander and as soon as she regains her true form, she plots to bring a reign of terror to Japan.
15	* BloodlessCarnage: Yukimura slices through a lot of bad guys with his katana (and even impales a few), but not a drop of blood is spilled, even in the Japanese version.
16	* BrattyHalfPint: Okei-chan, a refugee from one of the villages that Gonkuro's bandits attack.
17	* {{Bookends}}: At the beginning, Yakusha escapes from her underwater prison. At the end of the movie, a lake becomes her eternal resting place.
18	* CarryABigStick: Yukimura's retainer Miyoshi wields a massive iron club.
19	* ClippedWingAngel: As she keeps exhausting her powers against Sasuke during the final battle, Yakusha transforms from someone who at least ''[[HumanoidAbomination appears]]'' human into a decrepit old woman and then into [[DemBones an animated skeleton]] that ultimately falls to pieces when she gets a dagger in the skull.
20	* DoomedByCanon: At the end of the film, Yukimura asks Sasuke to serve him at his castle – presumably [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka_Castle the same one]] they'll eventually [[BolivianArmyEnding defend to the death]] against the army of UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu near the end of the Warring States Period.
21	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Sasuke, who sets out to rescue a young deer grabbed by an eagle and eventually seeks the training of a wizard to avenge the death of his pet. Near the end, a great number of Sasuke's animal friends come to help him out in the final battle.
22	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Aside from Sasuke himself, this movie also features a [[YoungFutureFamousPeople young]] Sanada Yukimura.
23	* KarmaHoudini: Kiki never catches any flak for causing the death of Tinkle's mother or the emergence of Yakusha.
24	* MindOverMatter: Yakusha telekinetically slams Sasuke around at the start of their final battle.
25	* NatureHero: Sasuke has many animal friends [[TheBeastMaster who end up coming to his aid in the final battle]].
26	* OneeSama: Oyu is one to Sasuke in the literal sense (and a YamatoNadeshiko in general).
27	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Yukimura helps Sasuke by taking on Yakusha's bandits in the final battle.
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29	* TakeALevelInBadass: Sasuke leaves the forest to learn magic in order to do this and defeat Yukimura.
30	* TeleportSpam: Sasuke and Yakusha do this during the final battle.
31	* ThoseTwoGuys: The two bandits who kidnap Okei-chan during an attack on her village take a shine to her and release her during the final battle (even defending her from other bandits in the process).
32	* TrainingFromHell: Hakuunasi looks and talks like a friendly grandfather, but he won't hesitate to bop Sasuke over the head with his staff or throw knives at him without warning to test his skill.

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