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  • Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon (1963)
  • 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Little Prince and the Eight Headed Dragon (1963)
86 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Prince Susano's mother dies; when his father tells him she has gone to another place, he sets off in search of her. He builds a boat and goes to see, first, his brother, in his crystal palace in the land of night (where he causes much ...See morePrince Susano's mother dies; when his father tells him she has gone to another place, he sets off in search of her. He builds a boat and goes to see, first, his brother, in his crystal palace in the land of night (where he causes much damage to the palace, but his brother still gives him a magic ice crystal). Next, he fights the fire god, who gives him a magic bird after Susano defeats him, with help from the magic crystal and his little rabbit sidekick. Susano also picks up another traveling companion, a large but dim villager. Next, he goes to his sister, in the land of light. As with his brother, though, he causes much unintentional damage; his sister, who also happens to be the sun, goes off to hide in a cave. The frantic villagers stage a party (in the original legend, an orgy) outside the cave and trick her into coming outside again. Finally, Susano finds a little princess whose land is being threatened by an 8-headed dragon. With the help of a flying horse (who we later learn was sent by his sister) and his sidekicks, they get the dragon a bit drunk and take out one head at a time (mostly, though two of the last three take each other out). Written by Jon Reeves See less
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Directors
Yûgo Serikawa | William Ross (english adaptation)
Writers
Ichirô Ikeda | Takashi Iijima (screenplay) | William Ross (english adaptation)
Producer
Sanae Yamamoto
Composer
Akira Ifukube
Cinematographers
Mitsuaki Ishikawa | Hideaki Sugawara
Editor
Ikuzô Inaba
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Status
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Updated Mar 24, 1963
Release date
Jan 1, 1964 (United States)
Awards
1 win

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Morio Kazama
Susanoo (voice) (as Tomohito Sumita) Susanoo (voice) (as Tomohito Sumita)   See fewer
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Yukiko Okada
Kushinada-hime (voice) Kushinada-hime (voice)   See fewer
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Chiharu Kuri
Akahana (voice) Akahana (voice)   See fewer
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Masato Yamanouchi
Wadatsumi, Kushinada-hime's father (voice) Wadatsumi, Kushinada-hime's father (voice)   See fewer
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Kiyoshi Kawakubo
Titan-bô (voice) Titan-bô (voice)   See fewer
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Hideo Kinoshita
Tarô / Tsukuyomi (voice) Tarô / Tsukuyomi (voice)   See fewer
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Kinshirô Iwao
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John Armstrong
Prince Susano (voice) (version: English) Prince Susano (voice) (version: English)   See fewer
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Cliff Harrington
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Patricia Kobayashi
Izanagi / Sun Goddess / The Little Princess (voice) (version: English) Izanagi / Sun Goddess / The Little Princess (voice) (version: English)   See fewer
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William Ross
Crystal Prince / Fire God (voice) (version: English) Crystal Prince / Fire God (voice) (version: English)   See fewer
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Dick Wieand
Little Prince's Father / Rat (voice) (version: English) Little Prince's Father / Rat (voice) (version: English)   See fewer
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Shûichi Kazamatsuri
Tatakai no daijin (voice) (uncredited) Tatakai no daijin (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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Noriko Shindô
Amaterasu (voice) (uncredited) Amaterasu (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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Setsuo Shinoda
Izanagi (voice) (uncredited) Izanagi (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
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