“Warrior Susanoo sails to Heaven to find his mother, facing siblings' warnings and Orochi's wrath.”
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
わんぱく王子の大蛇退治
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Synopsis
Warrior Susanoo sails to Heaven to find his mother, facing siblings' warnings and Orochi's wrath.
Susanoo, the youngest child of the creation gods Izanagi and Izanami, is a mighty warrior, easily able to defeat tigers with his bare hands. After his mother dies, Susanoo is devastated. Determined to travel to Heaven to find her, he carves a boat out of a tree, and along with his rabbit companion, Akahana, he prepares to cross the ocean. As Susanoo does not know how to reach Heaven, he first visits his brother, Tsukuyomi, leader of the Night Kingdom, and his sister, Amaterasu, leader of the Light Kingdom. While his siblings can warn Susanoo of the dangers he faces, they are unable to stop him or provide him with the directions to Heaven. As Susanoo continues his journey to the ends of the Earth, Orochi, an eight-headed dragon, awakens to stand in Susanoo's path.
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Running avg · Feb 2019 → Mar 2021
- 9 “I've forgotten how I stumbled upon this film, but I was very surprised by what I saw. It lacks in many ways. Story, sound, character. It's a basic retelling of the mythos of Susano'o. Although,...”
- 10 “After five films trying to imitate the whirlwind success of Disney for Japanese audiences that disappointed my expectations in one way or another, TOEI doga finally find their footing and discover...”
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Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 86′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 26m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1963 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG Children
- Ref. BS-3357 catalog