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Cleopatra (1970 film)
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is a 1970 Japanese
anime
film directed by Osamu Tezuka
and Eiichi Yamamoto
. When the film was released in the United States
, American distributors changed the title to Cleopatra: Queen of Sex and released it with a self-applied X
rating in an attempt to repeat the success of Fritz the Cat
. However, Cleopatra had not been submitted to the MPAA
, and may not have received an X rating if it had been. One critic described it as "kid stuff with naked breasts."
Japanese films of 1970
A list of films released in Japan in 1970 .-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
film directed by Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...
and Eiichi Yamamoto
Eiichi Yamamoto
Eiichi Yamamoto is a Japanese film director and screenwriter of Anime. He directed ten films between 1962 and 1986. His 1973 film Kanashimi no Belladonna was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival....
. When the film was released in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, American distributors changed the title to Cleopatra: Queen of Sex and released it with a self-applied X
X-rated
In some countries, X is or has been a motion picture rating reserved for the most explicit films. Films rated X are intended only for viewing by adults, usually legally defined as people over the age of 17.-United Kingdom:...
rating in an attempt to repeat the success of Fritz the Cat
Fritz the Cat (film)
Fritz the Cat is a 1972 American animated comedy film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi as his feature film debut. Based on the comic strip of the same name by Robert Crumb, the film was the first animated feature film to receive an X rating in the United States...
. However, Cleopatra had not been submitted to the MPAA
Motion Picture Association of America
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. , originally the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America , was founded in 1922 and is designed to advance the business interests of its members...
, and may not have received an X rating if it had been. One critic described it as "kid stuff with naked breasts."