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Taiyou no ouji Horusu no daibouken (1968)

82 min  -  Animation | Fantasy | Family   -  21 July 1968 (Japan)
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Horus, a kid living in a unnamed Scandinavian/Eastern Europe culture of the Iron Age, recovers the Sword... See full summary »

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Isao Takahata
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Taiyou no ouji Horusu no daibouken -- The adventures of a little Norwegian boy who is given the Sword of the Sun by a Gigantic Rock Man in order to fight evil.
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Cast

Credited cast:
Yukari Asai Yukari Asai ...
Coro the Bear
Mikijiro Hira Mikijiro Hira ...
Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)
Etsuko Ichihara Etsuko Ichihara ...
Hilda (voice)
Gilbert Mack ...
Voices
Masao Mishima Masao Mishima ...
Village Leader
Hisako Ohkata Hisako Ohkata ...
Hols (voice)
Corinne Orr ...
English dubbed version
Ray Owens Ray Owens ...
Voices
Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno ...
Ganko
Billie Lou Watt Billie Lou Watt ...
Prince
Hisashi Yokomori Hisashi Yokomori ...
Horu's Father / Toto
Tadashi Yokouchi Tadashi Yokouchi ...
Paul / Moog the Rock Giant
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Storyline

Horus, a kid living in a unnamed Scandinavian/Eastern Europe culture of the Iron Age, recovers the Sword of the Sun from the rock giant Moog and learns from his dying father that he must returns to his ancestral territory. In the process, he defends a village from the attacks of Grundewald, a warlord/ice demon and befriends the enigmatic Hilda, a lonely and beautiful girl who sings haunting songs (and who hides a terrible secret). Written by Korman643  

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Plot Keywords:

Demon | Sword | Giant | Young | Japan  | See more »

Genres:

Animation | Fantasy | Family | Action | Adventure | Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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Also Known As:

Little Norse Prince See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Doga See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The production was ridden with problems, mainly due to the difficult union relationships between the artists and the company Toei Doga. The movie was released far beyond schedule, and kept in the theaters only for 10 days. Because of this, it bombed, and Takahata never directed for Toei again. However, the movie became immediately an underground hit among students and young anime artists, and is now widely considered the first modern anime. See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: In the English Dub opening credits Isao Takahata's name was misspelled as "Sao Takahata". See more »

Quotes

Hols: [after escaping from the Endless Woods and encountering Hilda] Hilda, come with me to the village.
[She steps back, clutches her amulet and glares coldly at him]
Hols: I was right, I knew we could get the other Hilda out of you. Come to the village, Hilda.
[Shaking her head, she attacks him with her sword and he fends her off with his axe]
Hols: That's the Hilda we must get out of you. Be brave and show them how human you really are.
[He disarms her and she bows her head]
Hols: There... you are human
Hilda: [Gazes sadly at him] Goodbye, Hols.
[Begins to slide into the snow darkness like a ghost]
Hols: Hilda!
[...]
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Connections

Featured in Hana and Alice (2004) See more »