The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (1963)
March 24, 1963Release Date
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (1963)
March 24, 1963Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Tomohito Sumida
Susano (voice)
Morio Kazama
Susanoo
Yukiko Okada
Kushinada-hime
Chiharu Kuri
Akahana
Masato Yamanouchi
Wadatsumi, Kushinada-hime's father
Kiyoshi Kawakubo
Titan-bô
Hideo Kinoshita
Tarô
Noriko Shindô
Amaterasu (voice)
Kinshirô Iwao
Hi no kami (God of Fire)
Setsuo Shinoda
Izanagi (voice)
John Armstrong
Prince Susano
John Armstrong
Prince Susano
Mitsuko Tomobe
Izanami (voice)
Cliff Harrington
Rabbit
Shûichi Kazamatsuri
Tatakai no daijin (voice) / Minister of war (voice)
Isao Takahata
Assistant Director / Producer's Assistant
Mitsuo Yagi
Omoikane (voice)
Koji Koga
Mouse (voice)
Yasuo Otsuka
Key Animation
Yasuji Mori
Animation Director / Lead Animator
Reiko Okuyama
Key Animation
Yugo Serikawa
Director
Reiji Koyama
Art Direction
Ichirō Ikeda
Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 24, 1963
Original Nameわんぱく王子の大蛇退治
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Genres
Wiki.
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (わんぱく王子の大蛇退治, Wanpaku Ōji no Orochi Taiji, lit. "the naughty prince's Orochi slaying") is a Japanese animated fantasy adventure film, the 6th feature produced by Toei Animation (then Tōei Dōga), released in Japan on March 24, 1963. English-dubbed versions have been released under several titles, including The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon, Prince in Wonderland and Rainbow Bridge.Based on the Shintō myth of the storm god Susanoo's battle with the Yamata no Orochi, the color, "ToeiScope" anamorphic format film is scripted by Ichirō Ikeda and Takashi Iijima and directed by Yūgo Serikawa. It is considered one of the very best of the Tōei Dōga features and a landmark in anime and animated features in general, placing 10th in the list of the 150 best animated films and series of all time compiled by Tokyo's Laputa Animation Festival from an international survey of animation staff and critics in 2003.It features distinctively modernist, abstracted character, background and color design, formalised the role of supervising animator (performed on this film by Yasuji Mori) in the Japan and drew attention to the talents of animators Yasuo Ōtsuka and Yōichi Kotabe (who made his debut as a key animator on the film, though he is inaccurately credited on screen an in between artist) and assistant directors Isao Takahata and Kimio Yabuki.
The score, composed by Akira Ifukube, is also acclaimed.