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'''''Prince of Light''''' is the American name for an animated feature film adaptation of the ''[[Ramayana]]'', a co-production between Japanese and Indian animators. The Japanese title is {{Nihongo|Ramayana: Prince Rama Legend|ラーマヤーナ ラーマ王子伝説|Rāmayāna: Rama-Ōji Densetsu}}. It was directed by [[Yugo Sako]], produced by [[Krishna Shan]] and featured music composed by [[Vanraj Batia]].

==External links==
* http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7792
* http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0259534
* http://www.beliefnet.com/story/73/story_7349_1.html
* http://www.princeoflightmovie.com
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| runtime = 170 minutes<ref name="BL">{{cite web |url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/whatson/exhibitions/ramayana/films.html |title=Ramayana films |accessdate=2008-10-15 |work=The Ramayana at the British Library |publisher=The British Library Board |date=2008}}</ref>
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{{Nihongo|'''''Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama'''''|ラーマヤーナ ラーマ王子伝説|Rāmayāna: Rāma-Ōji Densetsu}}<ref name="ANN" /> is a [[1992 in film|1992]] [[India|Indo]]-[[Anime|Japanese]] [[traditional animation]] [[feature film]] [[film director|directed]] by [[Yugo Sako]] and Ram Mohan,<ref name="BL" /> [[Film producer|produced]] by Sako and Krishna Shah<ref name="Heffernan" /> and [[Film adaptation|based on]] the [[Indian epic poetry|Indian epic poem]] the ''[[Ramayana]]''. An [[English language|English]]-[[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dubbed]] version with [[Hindi]] [[Song|songs]] and narration by [[James Earl Jones]]<ref>{{imdb title|0259534}}</ref> has been [[Movie projector|screened]] and released on [[home video]] under various names including ''Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama'' and ''Warrior Prince''. It was released in the [[United States]] in a different, further [[Dub localization|localised]] English dub with additional music by Alan Howarth<ref name="Ritesh">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/riteshkrishna/entry/ramayan_on_net |title=Ramayan on net |accessdate=2008-10-15 |work=Ritesh's Blog |publisher= |date=2005-05-28}}</ref> as ''The Prince of Light: The Legend of Ramayana'' in [[2000 in film|2000]].


[[Moriyasu Taniguchi]] was an (uncredited) character [[designer]]<ref name="Wikipe" /> and the original music was composed by [[Vanraj Bhatia]]; [[Amrish Puri]] voiced [[Ravana]] in the Hindi version.<ref name="Ritesh" /> It was the opening film of the 2000 [[Lucca]] Animation Film Festival in [[Italy]], a highlight of the [[Cardiff]] Animation Film Festival in the United Kingdom and won Best Animation Film of the Year at the 2000 [[Santa Clarita, California|Santa Clarita]] International Film Festival in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.matchless-gifts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=48 |title=Matchless Gifts |accessdate=2008-10-15 |work= |publisher=Matchless-Gifts.com |date=2007 }}</ref>
==Notes==
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==External links==
* http://www.beliefnet.com/story/73/story_7349_1.html
* [http://www.princeoflightmovie.com ''The Prince of Light''] official [[Website|Web site]]
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Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
ラーマヤーナ ラーマ王子伝説
(Rāmayāna: Rāma-Ōji Densetsu[1])
Anime
Directed byYugo Sako
Ram Mohan[2]
Produced byYugo Sako
Krishna Shah[3]
Music byVanraj Bhatia
ReleasedIndia:
1992
Japan:
1998[4]
United States:
March 2000[5]

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (ラーマヤーナ ラーマ王子伝説, Rāmayāna: Rāma-Ōji Densetsu)[1] is a 1992 Indo-Japanese traditional animation feature film directed by Yugo Sako and Ram Mohan,[2] produced by Sako and Krishna Shah[3] and based on the Indian epic poem the Ramayana. An English-dubbed version with Hindi songs and narration by James Earl Jones[6] has been screened and released on home video under various names including Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama and Warrior Prince. It was released in the United States in a different, further localised English dub with additional music by Alan Howarth[7] as The Prince of Light: The Legend of Ramayana in 2000.

Moriyasu Taniguchi was an (uncredited) character designer[4] and the original music was composed by Vanraj Bhatia; Amrish Puri voiced Ravana in the Hindi version.[7] It was the opening film of the 2000 Lucca Animation Film Festival in Italy, a highlight of the Cardiff Animation Film Festival in the United Kingdom and won Best Animation Film of the Year at the 2000 Santa Clarita International Film Festival in the United States.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  2. ^ a b c "Ramayana films". The Ramayana at the British Library. The British Library Board. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  3. ^ a b "Rama's epic adventure captured in Krishna Shah's new animated classic". India Post News Service. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  4. ^ a b "谷口守泰". Japanese Wikipedia. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  5. ^ Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama at IMDb
  6. ^ Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama at IMDb
  7. ^ a b "Ramayan on net". Ritesh's Blog. 2005-05-28. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
  8. ^ "Matchless Gifts". Matchless-Gifts.com. 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-15.

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