IMDb plot summary: 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.
Directed by Isao Takahata. Starring Mikijirô Hira, Etsuko Ichihara, Eijirô Tôno, and Masao Mishima.
I don't think I've seen any Japanese animation from this far back, and I definitely didn't know it was the first major film for both Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata! It's definitely not nearly as good as their future work. It feels very young and doesn't have nearly as much character depth as their Studio Ghibli films, but it's got some interesting creature design, and the scene with Hilda and the silver wolves at the end was rather stunningly animated.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Horus, Prince of the Sun < Mystic River
Horus, Prince of the Sun > In the Company of Men
Horus, Prince of the Sun > American Hustle
Horus, Prince of the Sun < Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Horus, Prince of the Sun < Chaos Theory
Horus, Prince of the Sun > Sunshine (2007)
Horus, Prince of the Sun > Moms' Night Out
Horus, Prince of the Sun > The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Horus, Prince of the Sun < Water for Elephants
Horus, Prince of the Sun > Miller's Crossing
Horus, Prince of the Sun > The Boston Strangler
Horus, Prince of the Sun > Father of the Bride (1950)
Final spot: #1869 out of 3135.
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