List of Works
Animation works can be viewed as a list including images in order of date or title. Alternatively, enter keywords to search for specific works.
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The Dull Sword [the longest, digitally restored version]
なまくら刀[デジタル復元・最長版][白黒ポジ染色版]
Prod. Year : 1917 Dir. : Junichi Kouchi
The oldest existing Japanese animation film that was released in 1917, the year domestic animation film was born.
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Urashima Taro(supposed title) [digitally restored version]
浦島太郎(仮)[デジタル復元版][白黒ポジ染色版]
Prod. Year : Unknown Dir. : Unknown
Urashima Taro goes fishing. He is swept up by the waves and ends up at the bottom of the ocean.
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The Hare and the Tortoise
教育お伽漫画 兎と亀
Prod. Year : 1924 Dir. : Sanae Yamamoto
This is one of the earliest animations made based on the famous tale of the race between the Hare and the Tortoise.
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Ubasuteyama
教育線画 姨捨山
Prod. Year : 1925 Dir. : Sanae Yamamoto
A devoted son disobeys the orders of the castle lord in order to shelter his aging mother. A moral story about a country being saved by the wisdom of the elderly.
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The Pot
線畫 つぼ
Prod. Year : 1925 Dir. : Sanae Yamamoto
A son devoted to his father pulls a pot from the ocean, from which a fierce demon emerges. A moral story based on a tale from the Arabian Nights.
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A Story of Tobacco
煙り草物語
Prod. Year : 1926 Dir. : Noburo Ofuji
Noburo Ofuji's experimental piece that combines animation and live action. A tiny man explains the origins of tobacco to a young woman.
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Burglars of "Baghdad" Castle
馬具田城の盗賊
Prod. Year : 1926 Dir. : Noburo Ofuji
The lazy young Dangobei finds a magic orb in the evil dragon's lair and goes on an adventure to win the hand of the beautiful princess.
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The Story of the Monkey King
切紙細工 西遊記 孫悟空物語
Prod. Year : 1926 Dir. : Noburo Ofuji
The monk Xuanzang embarks on a journey in search of sacred scriptures. Sun Wukong, the mischievous Monkey King, becomes his disciple and joins him on his journey to the faraway land of India.
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Film Address "Ethicization of Politics" by Shinpei Goto, 1926
映画演説 政治の倫理化 後藤新平 1926
Prod. Year : 1926 Dir. : Junichi Kouchi
This is a political address delivered using a film as the medium. An arrow icon shows where to look.
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Diseases Spread
病毒の伝播
Prod. Year : 1926 Dir. : Sanae Yamamoto
Dreadful diseases spread from a careless individual to the household, and from careless households to the entire town.
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