Takahata's little prince

[Stefan Nutz]

Hi,

Some will rememeber that i posted a few months ago English subtitles for Takahata Isao's 
Prince of the Sun: The Great Adventures of Horus (aka. Little Norse Prince). The delicately beautiful Taiyo No Oji, to use its original Japanese title, was the first movie where now legendary animators Miyazaki Hayao and Takahata Isao worked together (as far as i know).
Now this film was released on DVD in England by Optimum Home Entertainment. 

You can find a cover here:
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B000B9PWEO.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Here is a part of the review of the disc i found at dvdtimes.co.uk:

Another in Optimum's range of Region 2 Ghibli releases, The Little Norse Prince arrives in acceptable, if not perfect form. Most prominent is the fact that this is an NTSC to PAL transfer, resulting in some highly noticeable ghosting especially during the more hectic scenes (which is generally more often than not). Also worth pointing out is the aspect ratio as this is not quite a match for its original. We get the film framed at 2.10:1 and is therefore slightly cropped on the right hand side from the intended 2.35:1. Admittedly, some will see this as a minor flaw, but it's nonetheless worth noting. Otherwise, the print is generally clean (very minor damage does reveal itself at times) and we are also treated to an anamorphic transfer. It's ultimately never less than watchable despite not being as good as it could have been. 

As for the soundtrack, here we find original Japanese mono in pleasing form. It remains crisp and clear throughout and comes with optional English subtitles of the white variety unlike those found on some of the other Ghibli titles released thus far from Optimum. 

Extras, however, remain neglible, amounting solely to a handful of trailers: for the film itself plus The Castle of Cagliostro and Grave of the Fireflies.

Best,

Stefan Nutz
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