Hoshi no Orpheus (Winds of Change)

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Synonyms: Orpheus of the Stars, Metamorphoses

Japanese: 星のオルフェウス

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 27, 1979

Producers: Sanrio

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Studios: None found, add some

Source: Unknown

Genre: Fantasy

Demographic: Kids

Duration: 1 hr. 20 min.

Rating: PG - Children

Statistics

Score: 5.19¹ (scored by 317 users)

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Ranked: #12424²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #12807

Members: 1,187

Favorites: 1

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Synopsis

A magical blending of old and new, with colorful animation and an exciting disco/rock musical score, "Winds of Change" is a re-telling of 5 ancient Greek myths. These delightful cautionary tales are adapted from the classical author, Ovid, with a new character, called Wondermaker added. Wondermaker acts as our guide to each episode's meaning, and transforms himself into each of its heroes. First, he is Perseus cutting off the head of Medusa; then, Actaeon being turned into a deer for spying on the goddess Diana as she bathes; the god Mercury in a tale of envy; Orpheus descending into Hades for his love, Eurydice; and finally, Phaeton wreaking havoc with the sun-god's chariot.

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Itami, Juuzou
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Hata, Masami

Key Animation

Fukai, Kuni

Art Director

Tsuji, Shintarou

Executive Producer

Matsuyama, Maya

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Reviews

Jan 12, 2019

matthigh

Not Recommended

While I lived through the seventies, I was way too young to truly understand just how trippy and experimental the decade was. But now, you can relive the magic through animation!

This is one weird film, a compilation of five different Greek myths from Ovid's Metamorphoses, from the warped minds of Sanrio (who later unleashed the demon that was to become Hello Kitty). None of the characters speak, instead there's an omniscient narrator explaining what is going on, provided by the somewhat-laconic Peter Ustinov. Also, the stories feature a disco-riffic soundtrack ripped from the decade, with songs by Mick ...