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Episode: Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968) | Bomb Squad Movie Night 123 (SPOTIFY VIDEO VERSION)
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ON THE 123rd EPISODE OF BOMB SQUAD MOVIE NIGHT: Ethan, Tim, Austin and special guest Thaliarchus (author of Cosmic Warlord Kin-Bright) discuss the 1968 anime film from Isao Takahata, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐬, 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐧. The first of many collaborations between future Studio Ghibli cofounders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, how did this tremendously influential film shape the face of anime as we know it today? A massively expensive animated film with a troubled production caused by feuds with Toei higher-ups, does Horus still hold up today? Why do academics just love going back to this film at every given opportunity? Tune in to find out!
⭐ Featuring rare materials never-before-seen on the internet including character designs, key drawings and photographs...