Horus: Prince of the Sun (1968)
Taiyô no ôji: Horusu no daibôken (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 22min
- Animation, Action
- 31 Jul 1970 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Cast
| Mikijirô Hira | ... |
Grunwald, the Demon of Ice (voice)
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Etsuko Ichihara | ... |
Hilda (voice)
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| Eijirô Tôno | ... |
Ganko, the blacksmith (voice)
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| Masao Mishima | ... |
Village Leader (voice)
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Yasushi Nagata | ... |
Drago, villager
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Hisako Ôkata | ... |
Hols (voice)
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Hiroshi Kamiyama | ... |
Villager (voice)
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Hisashi Yokomori | ... |
Horu's Father / Toto, the white owl (voice)
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Tokuko Sugiyama |
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Tadashi Yokouchi | ... |
Paul / Moog the Rock Giant (voice)
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Asako Akazawa | ... |
Piria, Rusan's fiancée
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| Yuriko Abe | ... |
Young woman
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Kazuo Tachibana | ... |
Villager
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| Taisaku Akino | ... |
Rusan
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Yoshie Hinoki |
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Yôko Mizugaki | ... |
Little girl Mauni
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| Noriko Ohara | ... |
Chiro
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Yoshiko Asai | ... |
Coro, the little Bear (voice)
(as Yukari Asai)
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Junko Hori | ... |
Frep
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| Gilbert Mack | ... |
Grunwald (voice)
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Corinne Orr | ... |
Chiro the Squirrel (voice)
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Ray Owens | ... |
Rockor (voice)
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Billie Lou Watt | ... |
Prince (voice)
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Directed by
| Isao Takahata | ||
Written by
| Kazuo Fukazawa | ... | (screenplay) |
| Kazuo Fukazawa | ... | (puppet play "Chikisani no taiyô") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Satoru Ainoda | ... | planner |
| Tôru Hara | ... | planner (as Toru Hara) |
| Hiroshi Ohkawa | ... | executive producer (as Hiroshi Okawa) |
| Yû Saitô | ... | planner |
| Masajirô Seki | ... | planner |
Music by
| Michio Mamiya | ||
Cinematography by
| Yukio Katayama | ||
| Jiro Yoshimura | ||
Editing by
| Yutaka Chikura | ||
Art Direction by
| Mataji Urata | ||
Production Management
| Osamu Yoshioka | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yoshikatsu Kasai | ... | assistant director |
| Mitsuru Takeda | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | scene designer |
Sound Department
| Hiromi Kanbara | ... | sound recordist |
| Kiyoshi Ôhira | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Chiaki Hirao | ... | special effects |
Animation Department
| Takashi Abe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yoshio Aiso | ... | inbetween artist |
| Teruo Hattori | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shoji Ikehara | ... | inbetween artist |
| Tetsuta Ikuno | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masahiro Ioka | ... | background artist |
| Mihoko Irie | ... | trace artist |
| Mario Ishiyama | ... | inbetween artist |
| Minoru Katô | ... | xerographer |
| Sadao Kikuchi | ... | animator |
| Hiroko Kishimoto | ... | colorist |
| Masatake Kita | ... | animator |
| Yôichi Kotabe | ... | animator |
| Kazuko Kurosawa | ... | trace artist |
| Takao Kurosawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shigeo Matoba | ... | inbetween artist |
| Keiko Miyamoto | ... | colorist |
| Hayao Miyazaki | ... | key animator |
| Yasuji Mori | ... | animator |
| Kinzaburô Muramatsu | ... | inbetween artist |
| Sumiko Naganuma | ... | inbetween artist |
| Reiko Okuyama | ... | animator |
| Katsuko Sakano | ... | inbetween artist |
| Takao Sakano | ... | inbetween artist |
| Noboru Sekiai | ... | inbetween artist |
| Saburô Shinnô | ... | animation inspector / checker |
| Yoshinobu Susukida | ... | inbetween artist (as Yoshinobu Usuda) |
| Yohei Taniguchi | ... | palette artist |
| Isamu Tsuchida | ... | background artist |
| Kôichi Tsunoda | ... | inbetween artist |
| Fumihiro Uchikawa | ... | background artist |
| Miyo Yamada | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kyôko Yamashita | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shigetsugu Yoshida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Akemi Ôta | ... | animator |
| Yasuo Ôtsuka | ... | animation director |
Additional Crew
| Setsuyo Matoba | ... | record keeper |
| Osamu Yoshioka | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toei Company (1968) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Glam Oriental Films (1969) (Italy) (theatrical)
- American-International Television (AIP-TV) (1970) (United States) (tv) (dubbed)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2002) (United States) (DVD) (dubbed)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD) (dubbed)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (dubbed)
- Divisa Home Video (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- Eastern Star (2008) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Discotek Media (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Bac Films (France)
- Cinehollywood (Italy) (VHS) (?)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Chofu Shonen Shojo Gasshotai (chorus)
- Nissho Academy Chorus (chorus)
- Toei Chemical Industry (developing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Horus, a kid living in an 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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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hana and Alice (2004). 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! Hilda: My brother went to the village... you'd better hurry to help Flep and Mauni. Hols: Hilda... See more » |