アイヌの伝承を題材にした人形劇「春楡の上に太陽」を基に、少年ホルスと悪魔の戦いを描く。長篇初演出の高畑勲は、スタッフに積極的にアイデアを募って宮崎駿ら若手を率い、幾度もの制作中断や上層部との対立を乗り越え、勧善懲悪を超えた重層的なドラマへと到達した。少女ヒルダの心理描写は出色で、森康二の繊細な作画が奥行きを生んでいる。

Director Isao Takahata's feature-length debut, made in 1968 during his time at Toei Animation. Based on the puppet play 'The Sun on the Spring Elm' by Kazuo Fukazawa, it depicts the brave boy Hols, entrusted with the Sun Sword, confronting a demon. Hols lives with his father in a remote natural setting. Rescued from a wolf attack by the rock giant Moog, Hols receives the Sun Sword embedded in Moog's shoulder. After losing his father, Hols follows his father's dying wish and sets out for a village where people live, but is captured by the terrifying demon Grunwald and thrown off a cliff. Washing up in a village, Hols defeats a giant pike that has been plaguing the villagers and becomes a hero. One day, he meets a lonely girl named Hilda in a ruined village and brings her back, but... Scene design, art design, and key animation were handled by Hayao Miyazaki, animation direction by Yasuo Otsuka, and key animation by Koji Mori. It was released as part of the 'Toei Manga Parade' (Toei Manga Festival) in the summer of 1968.

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