Japan Synopsis
太陽の王子ホルスの大冒険
Young Horus lives in a mythical Scandinavia of the Iron Age. Recovering the stolen Sword of the Sun from a rock giant, he learns he must travel to the lands of his ancestors, encountering the beautiful but enigmatic Hilda as his journey leads to a series of adventures.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Horus: Prince of the Sun. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedPrincess Mononoke
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedInuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
★ 7.6 · Japan
3 sharedDemon City Shinjuku
★ 6.0 · Japan
2 sharedJujutsu Kaisen 0
★ 8.2 · Japan
2 sharedBlack Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
★ 8.1 · Japan
2 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
Other Titles From Toei Animation
Adventure + Drama in Japan
292 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Horus: Prince of the Sun itself).
The 1967–1969 Japan Window
Horus: Prince of the Sun holds position #43 of 68 Japan films in the 1967–1969 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Horus: Prince of the Sun premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1968.
The 293rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
84 audience reviews — more than 73% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 67th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Horus: Prince of the Sun, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- norse mythology · 2
- scandinavia · 1
- troll · 1
- possession · 15
- giant · 9
- wolf · 8
- singing · 6
- anime · 711
- demon · 45
- sword · 36
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,435 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (25th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #1,037 of 1,216 (top 85%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 1h 22m |
| Release Date | July 24, 1968 |
| IMDb | tt0063668 |