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title: 'The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Isao Takahata'
released: '1968-07-21'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-adventure-of-horus-prince-of-the-sun-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063668/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968)

1968 · 82 min · Fantasy, Adventure · Japan

Original title: 太陽の王子 ホルスの大冒険

## Synopsis

The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun  is a 1968 Japanese anime fantasy adventure film. It is the directorial feature film debut of Isao Takahata with key animation and scene design from Hayao Miyazaki. Horus marked the beginning of their partnership that would last for the next 50 years across numerous animation studios.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Isao Takahata](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-takahata)
- **Screenplay:** [Kazuo Fukazawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuo-fukazawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michio Mamiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/michio-mamiya)
- **Producer:** [Hiroshi Ogawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-ogawa)

## Cast

- [Mikijirō Hira](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikijiro-hira)
- [Tadashi Yokouchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadashi-yokouchi)
- [Etsuko Ichihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/etsuko-ichihara)

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Official site: http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/movie/movie_horus/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-adventure-of-horus-prince-of-the-sun-1968
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