sex with lurch Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 I vaguely remember seeing this movie when I was a little kid back in the mid '70s. When I checked the TV Guide there was no listing. Maybe you can tell me based on this description? OK, so there's this boy and his whole town gets wiped out by monsters or a flood or something. He's the only one left alive and he runs off... I don't remember why. There's also an evil wizard type of guy who wants to capture this kid, so he sends this girl to him to lure him back to the evil guy's castle. The girl lies and tells the boy that her family was killed by monsters, too. He trusts her and they head back to the bad guy.... that's all I remember. Can anyone help? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syk3 Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 Anime, eh? That would belong in the Anime Lounge. :) *moves it* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sex with lurch Posted May 16, 2003 Author Share Posted May 16, 2003 oops. sorry. thanks. Ummm... so any guesses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sex with lurch Posted May 20, 2003 Author Share Posted May 20, 2003 wow. I was expecting more Otaku spirit... more something... do people here only post to threads where they know the author? I feel so... alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted May 20, 2003 Share Posted May 20, 2003 Someone will reply. Give the thread time. But, please refrain from double posting. If you want to add something, simply edit your posts in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hikaru Ichijyo Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 I'm 50% sure it's Castle in the Sky but I'm not 100% sure thanks to the lack of description. Do you remember anything else signifcant about this anime? Like the main characters name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwai Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 I have doubts that its the 'Castle in the Sky'. You are talking about the Studio Ghibli one right? If you are, then its definitely not that unless lurch confused the story line. The boy did not have his town annihilated, and there wasn't any wizard type of guy in the 'Castle in the Sky'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sex with lurch Posted May 21, 2003 Author Share Posted May 21, 2003 Cool, thanks for the replies!! The thing is, I saw this in the 70's so I think Nausicaa and Castle in the Sky are out of the running because they were made in the 80's. I wish I remembered more details like names but it's been like 25 years! All I know is that it was a really bleak story, they really played up how lonely the little boy was and how thrilled he was when he finally met another living person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doukeshi Posted May 22, 2003 Share Posted May 22, 2003 That rings a bell, with the whole girl lying about her town being destroyed and stuff. Grrr, that's got me thinking now,ack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juna Posted May 23, 2003 Share Posted May 23, 2003 [quote][i]originally posted by sex with lurch[/i] OK, so there's this boy and his whole town gets wiped out by monsters or a flood or something. He's the only one left alive and he runs off... I don't remember why. There's also an evil wizard type of guy who wants to capture this kid, so he sends this girl to him to lure him back to the evil guy's castle. The girl lies and tells the boy that her family was killed by monsters, too. He trusts her and they head back to the bad guy.... that's all I remember. Can anyone help?[/quote] I found four movies that closely match what you described; your job now is to research these out and see if one is the one you are looking for. Three are a tad earlier then what you had mentioned but I looked for movies between 60-80; figured just because you watched it in the 70's doesn't mean it was made then. ^_^ [i]MAGIC BOY[/i] (6/22/61) MGM (Japan) 82 mins. Director: Taiji Yabushita A boy, plagued by an evil sorceress, studies magic and uses his powers to defeat her. aka The Adventures of The Little Samurai (Shonen Sarutobi Sasuke 1959). [i]PANDA AND THE MAGIC SERPENT[/i] (7/8/61) Globe (Japan) 78 mins. Director: Taiji Yabushita Boy falls in love with girl who is incarnation of white snake he had as a child. A wizard tries to break up their romance, but is thwarted by boy's pet Panda and cat. aka The White Snake Enchantress (Hakuja Den 1958) - Data International Films (3/15/61 Variety article) [i]THE LITTLEST WARRIOR[/i] (1962) Signal International (Japan) 70 mins. Director: Taiji Yabushita. A boy becomes separated from his family by an evil Emperor. He grows up to become a samurai and, after many fantastic battles, avenges his family. aka The Orphan Brother (Anju To Zushio-Maru, 1961) [i]WIZARDS[/i] (3/2/77) 20th Century Fox. 81 mins. D: Ralph Bakshi. Set millions of years after a nuclear holocaust, the world is divided between the Badlands, the kingdom of evil wizard Blackwolf, and the Goodlands, the realm of fairys and elves and the domain of his twin brother, the good wizard Avatar. Avatar is joined by Elinor (a sexy fairy), Weehawk (a elfin scout), and Peace (one of Blackwolf's assassins converted to good) on a mission to destroy Blackwolf's abuse of high technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sex with lurch Posted May 29, 2003 Author Share Posted May 29, 2003 how cool. thanks, Juna. It sounds more like the 1st two titles than the last two. Doukeshi... keep thinking... I'm curious if you come up with any other ideas! Thanks, all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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