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Line 10: Throughout the rest of the film, Hols defends the village from Grunwald's forces, and befriends a beautiful young girl named Hilda, who is actually Grunwald's "sister", and is seriously conflicted about her part in his evil plans. Eventually, Hilda must decide whose side she's on, while Hols tries to figure out how to reforge the Sword of the Sun and defeat Grunwald once and for all. The English version was produced by Fred Ladd (of ''[[Astro Boy (~~Anime~~anime)\|Astro Boy]]'' and ''[[Gigantor]]'' fame), and was syndicated by American International Television in the early 70s as a TV movie. This film is fairly obscure in many parts, especially many Western countries. In fact, the biggest exposure it had in the West was probably when it appeared on TBS in the 1980s, only for it never to air in the U.S. again afterwards. So why is it worth mentioning? Well, for one thing, it was a massive influence on modern anime, including the later works of Miyazaki himself. Second, many people who've seen it agree that it's a damn good movie, with a compelling story and better-than-average animation (well, by Sixties anime standards, anyway). If you're a fan of anime (or at least the works of Studio Ghibli) and you somehow find a copy of this movie, you should ''definitely'' watch it, if only to get a look at the early work of two of the medium's greatest talents. [http://www.hulu.com/search?query=Little+Norse+Prince+Valiant&st=0&fs= Now can be found on Hulu] {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ ~~=== Tropes used in this movie include: ===~~ * [[Androcles' Lion]]: A variation with Mogue, {{spoiler\|who not only keeps his promise to Hols, but also helps him defeat Grunwald.}} * [[BFS]]: The Sword of the Sun Line 23 ⟶ 21: * [[Broken Bird]]: Hilda occasionally acts like one of these, most notably while the village prepares for a wedding between two minor characters. * [[Burn, Baby, Burn]]: Hols burns his former home (a wrecked ship) after his father dies and before he sets out on his quest. * [[The Catfish]]: Hols kills a monstrous pike (one of Grunwald's creatures) that others in the village had died trying to defeat.▼ * [[Crowd Song]] * [[Dark Action Girl]]: Hilda, later in the film. Subverted in that she doesn't necessarily ''want'' to be one. Line 29 ⟶ 26: * [[Disney Death]], combined with [[Redemption Equals Death]]: {{spoiler\|Hilda}} * [[Doomed Hometown]]: The village where Hols (as an infant) and his father lived originally, which was destroyed ''before'' the events of the movie. Hilda also claims to be from one, though it's not clear if she's telling the truth. * [[Everything's Worse ~~With~~with Bears]]: Coro's an exception; he's just there to be adorable. * [[Evil Chancellor]]: Drago, to the village's chief. Slightly subverted in that he doesn't want to rule the village, but to warp the village's view of Hols. * [[Executive Meddling]]: Takahata just couldn't catch a break during this film's production. First, he originally wanted the film to center around the Ainu people of ancient Japan (today they live mostly in Northern Japan), but Toei rejected the idea (due to racial discrimination against the group). Then, the crew was forced to cut 30 minutes of footage, while whole scenes went unfinished. Finally, Toei only ran it in theaters for ''ten days'', demoted everyone who worked on it, and told Takahata he could never direct another film there again. ''Ouch''. Line 35 ⟶ 32: * [[Good Angel, Bad Angel]]: Although they're real (instead of the usual visual metaphor) and not angels, Chiro and Toto fill these respective roles for Hilda. * [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler\|Hilda}} * [[Humans Are ~~Bastards~~the Real Monsters]]: Hilda's philosophy (thanks to Grunwald), {{spoiler\|initially.}} * [[An Ice Person]]: Grunwald * [[Immortality Seeker]]: Hilda, {{spoiler\|until her [[Heel Face Turn]].}} ▲* [[~~The~~Legendary Catfish]]: Hols kills a monstrous pike (one of Grunwald's creatures) that others in the village had died trying to defeat. * [[Like Brother and Sister]]: A slight variation: during their first encounter, Hilda claims that she and Hols are "twins" because of their similar backstories (see [[Doomed Hometown]] above). * [[The Mole]]: Hilda Line 45 ⟶ 43: * [[Parental Abandonment]]: Hols' father dies in the first ten minutes, and his mother is nowhere to be seen. * [[Smug Snake]]: Drago and Toto * [[Spiritual Successor]]: ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of ~~The~~the Wind]], [[Laputa: Castle in ~~The~~the Sky]]''...hell, let's just save time here and say that pretty much half of the stuff Miyazaki made as a director was influenced by this film. * [[We Can Rule Together]]: Grunwald's offer to Hols {{reflist}} {{Isao Takahata}} [[Category:Animated Films]] [[Category:Films of the 1960s]] [[Category:The Sixties]] [[Category:Anime]] [[Category:Hols: Prince of the Sun]] [[Category:Fantasy Anime and Manga]] [[Category:Anime of the 1960s]] [[Category:Film]]