CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 1h 28m

The Roots of Japanese Anime Until the End of WWII: 1930-1942

Animation

A rare glimpse of early Japanese sound anime and prewar Japanese culture, The Roots of Japanese Anime features the masterworks of such pioneers of Japanese animation as Noburo Ofuji, Yasuji Murata, and Kenzo Masaoka, in addition to Mitsuyo Seo’s Momotaro’s Sea Eagle, the notorious war cartoon billed as Japan’s first feature anime. These movies represent the brilliance and variety of anime, ranging from beautiful Japanese paper animation to powerful multiplane cel cartoons. They also evoke the fascinating complexity of Japan, a nation that is then both marching towards war, enlisting kids in militarist nationalism, yet also delighting in a mixture of modern popular culture, ancient folk tales, irreverent comedy, and the everyday life of prewar Japanese children.

Directed byKiyoji Nishikura, Yoshitaro Kataoka, Kenzō Masaoka, Mitsuyo Seo, Yasuji Murata, Noburô Ôfuji

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
JA
Released
January 1, 2008
Studios
Zakka Films

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Directed by
Kiyoji Nishikura
Yoshitaro Kataoka

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