I quite like this anime despite the fact it was made in 1968. It's quite cutesy and some of the characters especially Chihiro are really sweet. The children are drawn rather like pepperpot figures and make the film a lot more immature. The song and dance scenes also make me squirm. Some of the animation is faulty and even incomplete like two of the action scenes which are only storyboarded and let the film down. It would be nice if someone rereleased it with these scenes properly animated but there's nothing like the original.
It's age doesn't mean it has a boring or uncomplicated storyline although once scene reminded me of a communist propaganda film. It can be a bit simplistic at times but in a way that's fitting because it's set in a small village in medaeval like times. The age does show in the soundtrack, it sounds quite old but I still like this film anyway. Some of the animation in water scenes is done in a traditional Japanese style reminding me of block prints of waves.
