Horus, Prince of the Sun: The Film That Made Anime | KYOTO VIDEO

Today, we go back to the first true decade of anime to look at a film that helped make the artform truly unique. In a class struggle of Walt Disney-wannabes, union politics and one passionately Marxist director who couldn't draw, one of anime's first critically important films is born. Subscribe to KaiserBeamz for the latest episodes of KYOTO VIDEO and more:    / kaiserbeamz   Donate to my Patreon:   / kaiserbeamz   Works Cited: Anderson, Kyle. “Takahata Textbook: The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun.” Nerdist, 9 Jan. 2016, archive.nerdist.com/takahata-textbook-the-great-adventure-of-horus-prince-of-the-sun/ Hayao Miyazaki, Union Man, Animation Obsessive, 11 Oct. 2021, animationobsessive.substack.com/p/hayao-miyazaki-union-man. McInnes, Daniel Thomas. Horus, Prince of the Sun Blu-Ray commentary. Ostuka, Yasuo. Cels Covered in Sweat. Translated excerpt. Toole, Mike. Horus, Prince of the Sun Blu-Ray commentary. Sevakis, Justin (March 4, 2014). "Pile of Shame - Adventures of Hols, Prince of the Sun". Anime News Network https://splinterend.tumblr.com/post/9... http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/othe... 00:00 Intro to Isao Takahata 02:27 Opening 02:58 What is Horus, Prince of the Sun 07:06 The Troubled Production of Horus 14:18 The Sights and Sounds of Horus 22:48 The Journey of Hilda 28:23 The Marxist Prince of the Sun 36:16 The Loss and Legacy of Horus KB is their name and talking about old animation is their game! If you want deep analysis and history on the realm of retro anime and old animation, then you've come to the right place. Be warned though. Being a possum means he loves consuming trash, media-based or otherwise.