Prince Susanoo makes part of my childhood on far off 1976, this Japanese anime has an opposite style over those drawing in western countries mostly in America, The Toei studios made a near masterpiece about an old folklore tale widespread in Japan and taken to big screen becoming an instant success, send it to overseas where was critically acclaimed, a true classic Japanese anime.
Prince Susanoo is endowed for an enormous strength also he is able to talk with any kind of animals, his still mature angel face mother comes to die early, his father tells to grieving Susanoo that she went to live in distant place, after a short time bereaved and weeping Susanoo decides find out his mother, he build a small sailboat and together with the little rabbit Akahana they start an everlasting seeking to her late mother, in the middle of ocean he fights against dreaded big fish that feared all ocean, thus he enters on underneath crystal cave where he reaches at Land of the Night where his old brother rules there giving him a multifaced enchanted crystal to use at dangerous time.
Then Susanoo follows to a dry land ruled by the evil Fire God, there the humble peasants are starving due there doesn't rain anymore, Susanoo fights fiercely against the flaming god, using his Samurai's sword Susanoo will slicing the flaming opponent, however in each cut he will multiplying in countless warriors, just the enchanted crystal came to melting all them, in return the own Fire God delivers a gift to Susanoo, a flying bird, before they go away a strong villager called Titan-bo asking for Susanoo takes him together.
The next stop will in the Land of Light where his old sister governs, who knows why the untrained Susanoo has been made many damages even trying help the growers there, after so many arguing his sister closes herself in a cave, then the land enters in the darkness where all crops going to die, after a dance ritual the cave is open a little, thus all villagers pry open the rock that seals the cave opening plenty as long Susanoo is judge by bad bahavior and sentenced go away taking his sidekicks together.
Flying to a shadowed land he meets a beautiful little Princess that enchants Susanoo, nonetheless her kingdom is in jeopardy under treated by a Eight Headed Dragon, firstly they must drunken him with a lot of buckets of sake and finally to aid him fight against the powerful monster Susanoo needs a help for a white flying horse before Susanoo faces him, a fabulous Japanese tale with craftsman arty designer, in a laborious and colorful drawing in its own style, allowed for adults either.
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First watch: 1976 / How many: 3 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 8.
