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The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon(Movie, 1963)

Original title: "わんぱく王子の大蛇退治" (Japanese/JA)
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed DragonRating: 3.5/5 (with 66 votes)
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 t... ()
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About The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon

In this influential* cult-classic animated film based on Japanese folklore, Susano is the youngest son of Izanagi and Izanami, the heavenly couple who created the Earth. Still a young boy, Susano is devastated by the passing away of his mother. Determined to find her despite the reprimands of his father, he embarks on a journey to find his brother and his sister for spiritual guidance. *Genndy Tartakovsky identifies this film as a primary influence on the direction and design of his TV series Samurai Jack (2001–2004; 2017). Yōichi Kotabe was a character animator on the film, and used it as inspiration for the art direction of the video game The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002). Tomm Moore, director of the Oscar-nominated films The Secret of Kells (2009), Song of the Sea (2014), and Wolfwalkers (2020), has identified the film as a major influence.

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Additional Information

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Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 8 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/24/1963
Voice Actor: Morio Kazama
Director: Yūgo Serikawa
Producer: Sanae Yamamoto
Composer: Akira Ifukube
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Príncipe Suzano e o Dragão de Oito Cabeças"
"小王子与八头龙"
"El Pequeño Príncipe y el Dragón de Ocho Cabezas"
"Le Petit Prince et le Dragon à Huit Têtes"
"Il piccolo principe e il drago a otto teste"
"Wanpaku Ōji no Orochi Taiji"
"わんぱく王子の大蛇退治"
"The Little Prince and the 8 Headed Dragon"
Keywords: dragon, magic

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:138876, Added: 03/29/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024