The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968)

Original title

太陽の王子ホルスの大冒険

Directed by

Isao Takahata

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, fantasy anime and manga, adventure anime and manga

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

L

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 109 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young prince named Horus goes on a journey to fight evil forces threatening his land. He must gather allies and overcome trials using his strength and bravery.

epicadventurousmythicalhopefulfast-pacedvisually lushfamily-friendlydramatic

What happens

The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (太陽の王子 ホルスの大冒険, Taiyō no Ōji Horusu no Daibōken) is a 1968 Japanese anime fantasy adventure film. It is the directorial feature film debut of Isao Takahata with key animation and scene design from Hayao Miyazaki. Horus marked the beginning of their partnership that would last for the next 50 years across numerous animation studios. The core production team for Horus, Prince of the Sun included Takahata (Director), Yasuo Otsuka (Animation Director), Hayao Miyazaki (Scene Design, Key Animation), Yasuji Mori (Key Animation), Reiko Okuyama (Key Animation), and Yoichi Kotabe (Key Animation). This group contributed to designs, story ideas and storyboards; all but Takahata (who is not an animator) contributed to character designs. Akemi Ota, Masatake Kita, and Sadao Kikuchi were the remaining Key Animators, but did not contribute many ideas to the film. The movie was released straight to television in the United States by AIP-TV under the title The Little Norse Prince. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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