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Taiyô no ôji: Horusu no daibôken

  • 19681968
  • SS
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Taiyô no ôji: Horusu no daibôken (1968)
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A boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a m... Read allA boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him.A boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends him.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
47,090
14,316
  • Director
    • Isao Takahata
  • Writer
    • Kazuo Fukazawa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mikijirô Hira(voice)
    • Etsuko Ichihara(voice)
    • Eijirô Tôno(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Isao Takahata
  • Writer
    • Kazuo Fukazawa(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mikijirô Hira(voice)
    • Etsuko Ichihara(voice)
    • Eijirô Tôno(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Top cast

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    Mikijirô Hira
    Mikijirô Hira
    • Grunwald, the Demon of Ice
    • (voice)
    Etsuko Ichihara
    • Hilda
    • (voice)
    Eijirô Tôno
    Eijirô Tôno
    • Ganko, the blacksmith
    • (voice)
    Masao Mishima
    Masao Mishima
    • Village Leader
    • (voice)
    Yasushi Nagata
    • Drago, villager
    Hisako Ôkata
    • Hols
    • (voice)
    Hiroshi Kamiyama
    • Villager
    • (voice)
    Hisashi Yokomori
    • Horu's Father
    • (voice)
    • …
    Tokuko Sugiyama
    Tadashi Yokouchi
    • Paul
    • (voice)
    • …
    Asako Akazawa
    • Piria, Rusan's fiancée
    Yuriko Abe
    Yuriko Abe
    • Young woman
    Kazuo Tachibana
    • Villager
    Taisaku Akino
    Taisaku Akino
    • Rusan
    • (as Masaaki Tsusaka)
    Yoshie Hinoki
    Yoko Mizugaki
    • Little girl Mauni
    Noriko Ohara
    Noriko Ohara
    • Chiro
    Yukari Asai
    • Coro, the little Bear
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Isao Takahata
    • Writer
      • Kazuo Fukazawa(screenplay) (puppet play "Chikisani no taiyô")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The production was ridden with problems, mainly due to the difficult union relationships between the artists and the company Tôei Animation (then known as Tôei Dôga). The movie was released far beyond schedule and kept in the theaters only for 10 days. Because of this, it bombed, and Isao 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.
    • Goofs
      When Grunwald is holding Hols' rope on the icy cliff, you can see his gloves change color from black to blue to black again.
    • 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!

      Hilda: My brother went to the village... you'd better hurry to help Flep and Mauni.

      Hols: Hilda...

    • Alternate versions
      The English-dubbed version from AIP-TV changed the location of the film from Northern Japan to Norway.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hana to Arisu (2004)

    User reviews23

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Should be on DVD
    With so much anime coming to the States in DVD, I don't know why this great film (possibly my first animated foreign film) hasn't recieved greater acclaim.

    I love the music to this film, I love the storyline, and the multi-faceted characters. I wish some studio would get on the ball, and get this a bit more attention.

    It's a great film. And a great intro to anime before there was "anime."

    Sincerely,

    JThree

    carolyn@dia.net
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    • carolyn-25
    • Sep 2, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 1968 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • TOEI ANIMATION (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Horus, Prince of the Sun
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Toei Animation
      • Toei Animation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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