Review of Horus: Prince of the Sun

Takahata's debut film foreshadows the work that he will do later, but to be honest, the filmmaking, animation, and story are rough here. Even masters have to start somewhere! The story follows the Horus, who has to avenge the death of his father by defeating the evil ice devil Grunwald. He winds up at a village and rescues a girl, Hilda, who later betrays Horus when it's revealed she's secretly Grunwald's sister. The story and animation is ambitious here, with a giant battle at the end between Horus and Grunwald.