Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taiji
English title: The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
Japanese title: わんぱく王子の大蛇退治
Alternative titles: The Wicked Prince's Hunt of the Big Snake
Type: Movie
Source: Original
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 24, 1963
Duration: 1 hr 26 min
Rating: PG - Children
Studios: Toei Animation
Genres: Adventure, Award Winning, Fantasy

Susanoo, the youngest child of the creation gods Izanagi and Izanami, is a mighty warrior, easily able to defeat tigers with his bare hands. After his mother dies, Susanoo is devastated. Determined to travel to Heaven to find her, he carves a boat out of a tree, and along with his rabbit companion, Akahana, he prepares to cross the ocean.

As Susanoo does not know how to reach Heaven, he first visits his brother, Tsukuyomi, leader of the Night Kingdom, and his sister, Amaterasu, leader of the Light Kingdom. While his siblings can warn Susanoo of the dangers he faces, they are unable to stop him or provide him with the directions to Heaven. As Susanoo continues his journey to the ends of the Earth, Orochi, an eight-headed dragon, awakens to stand in Susanoo's path.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Winner of the 1963 Oofuji Noburou Award.