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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At the Border Checkpoint
お関所
Prod. Year : 1930 Dir. : Noburo Ofuji
A traveling entertainer performs a song and dance at a checkpoint in Hakone. Commotion ensues as a sword fight begins.
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Nonsense Story, Vol.1:Monkey Island
難船ス物語 第壱篇 猿ヶ嶋
Prod. Year : 1930 Dir. : Kenzo Masaoka
A baby thrown out of a wrecked ship drifts to an island of apes and is raised as a monkey. However ...
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My Ski Trip
漫画 おい等のスキー
Prod. Year : 1930 Dir. : Yasuji Murata
After being invited by the rabbits, the raccoon dog decides to try skiing for the first time. Who will win the speed contest?
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The Donkey
漫画 驢馬
Prod. Year : 1930 Dir. : Yasuji Murata
A father and son go to sell a donkey. They let the opinions of others sway them and they end up losing their precious animal.
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National Anthem, Kimigayo
國歌 君か代
Prod. Year : 1931 Dir. : Noburo Ofuji
A silhouette animation created by Noburo Ofuji, an artist widely known for chiyogami cutout animations.
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Spring Song
春の唄
Prod. Year : 1931 Dir. : Noburo Ofuji
“A country where cherry blossoms bloom, the Spring Song. Listen, celebrate, dance. Chiyogami talkie 'Spring Song'” (from a publicity flyer)
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Will Power
心の力
Prod. Year : 1931 Dir. : Noburo Ofuji
Dangobei, the castle town's biggest coward, is granted the most powerful good-luck charm in Japan, and embarks on a journey to defeat a monster. Heibei the Pooch and a black cat, Kuro Nyago, are at his side.
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Electrical Telegraphy, Electric Bells and Telephones
電信 電鈴 電話
Prod. Year : 1931 Dir. : Yasuji Murata
An educational science film created for elementary school students before the war. The principles behind the application of electromagnetism in telephones and other concepts are illustrated.
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Animated Revue "Spring"
漫画レビュー 春
Prod. Year : 1931 Dir. : Yasuji Murata
Based on the song book for elementary schools "Haru ga Kita," this is an animation featuring jovial mountain animals in comical and nonsensical situations.
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A Wolf is a Wolf
漫画 狼は狼だ
Prod. Year : 1931 Dir. : Yasuji Murata
Village animals are at a loss what to do about the tyrannical wolf. The clever monkey proposes an idea …
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