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Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon

Original title: Wanpaku ôji no orochi taiji
  • 19631963
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
239
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Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon (1963)
AnimationFamilyAdventure
Prince Susano's mother dies; when his father tells him she has gone to another place, he sets off in search of her. He builds a boat and goes to see, first, his brother, in his crystal palac... Read allPrince Susano's mother dies; when his father tells him she has gone to another place, he sets off in search of her. He builds a boat and goes to see, first, his brother, in his crystal palace in the land of night (where he causes much damage to the palace, but his brother still g... Read allPrince Susano's mother dies; when his father tells him she has gone to another place, he sets off in search of her. He builds a boat and goes to see, first, his brother, in his crystal palace in the land of night (where he causes much damage to the palace, but his brother still gives him a magic ice crystal). Next, he fights the fire god, who gives him a magic bird af... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
239
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    • Yûgo Serikawa
    • Ichirô Ikeda
    • Takashi Iijima(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Morio Kazama(voice)
    • Yukiko Okada(voice)
    • Chiharu Kuri(voice)
    • Yûgo Serikawa
    • Ichirô Ikeda
    • Takashi Iijima(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Morio Kazama(voice)
    • Yukiko Okada(voice)
    • Chiharu Kuri(voice)
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    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Morio Kazama
    • Susanoo
    • (voice)
    • (as Tomohito Sumita)
    Yukiko Okada
    • Kushinada-hime
    • (voice)
    Chiharu Kuri
    • Akahana
    • (voice)
    Masato Yamanouchi
    • Wadatsumi, Kushinada-hime's father
    • (voice)
    Kiyoshi Kawakubo
    • Titan-bô
    • (voice)
    Hideo Kinoshita
    • Tarô
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kinshirô Iwao
    • Hi no kami (God of Fire)
    • (voice)
    John Armstrong
    John Armstrong
    • Prince Susano
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Cliff Harrington
    • Rabbit
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Patricia Kobayashi
    • Izanagi
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    William Ross
    • Crystal Prince
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Dick Wieand
    Dick Wieand
    • Little Prince's Father
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Shûichi Kazamatsuri
    • Tatakai no daijin
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Noriko Shindô
    • Amaterasu
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Setsuo Shinoda
    • Izanagi
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
      • Yûgo Serikawa
      • Ichirô Ikeda
      • Takashi Iijima(screenplay)
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    • Alternate versions
      US version was redesigned by William Ross.
    • Connections
      References Sleeping Beauty (1959)

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    10/10
    The visual inspiration for Samurai Jack and Zelda Wind Waker
    Probably the best film animation of the 60s. Everything from the mythological concepts, world and characters design are reduced to it's most basic and simple form. Brilliant.
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      • January 1, 1964 (United States)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
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      • Toei Animation
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    • 1 hour 23 minutes
      • Mono

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