About this Website

1. This site is operated by National Film Center, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (NFC).
2. This site was established to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Japanese animation, which is believed to have first been publicly shown in 1917.
3. This site was developed with the National Institute of Informatics (NII) as part of the results of research on new methods of releasing collections, conducted as part of the "National Research Project for the Sustainability of Born-Digital Cinema (BDC Project)" under the 2016 "Cultural Arts Promotion Grant (Projects to Assist in the Promotion of Priority Areas in Art and History Museums)." It is hoped that this site will allow the collections of Japan's early animations preserved at NFC to reach a greater audience, be widely shared, to promote interest in and discovery of historical and cultural enjoyment, and to encourage contributions to creative work.
4. This site conforms to the site policies of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo regarding copyrights, trademarks and disclaimers.
   https://www.nfaj.go.jp/english/site-policy/
5. All videos provided on this site are those that have been digitized from films preserved at NFC. There are some works among them with words or expressions that are no longer appropriate today as well as works that are incomplete. However, they have been released without being edited to uphold the significance of preserving historical and cultural film heritages.
6. The "Noburo Ofuji Memorial Museum" is based on the NFC's exhibition "Noburo Ofuji: Pioneer of Japanese Animation" held in 2010. The materials accessible online are part of the "Noburo Ofuji Collection" preserved by NFC.
7. The contents of this site (videos, images, text, etc.) may be used for private use within the limit of the Copyright Act. In addition, the materials may also be used for educational purposes by schools and educational organizations (excluding for-profit institutions) .
8. The links provided on this site may be used freely. However, please refrain from using them for commercial purposes. (Use the banners below).
   
   

The following environments are recommended in order to use this site as it was designed.

OS

Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Mac OS X 10.10 or higher

Web browsers

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10.0 or higher, the latest version of Google Chrome, the latest version of Firefox, Safari 8

・Viewing Videos with Internet Explorer

When using Internet Explorer on Windows 7, Adobe Flash Player is required to play videos. Please see [this page] if the video cannot be viewed.

・Recommended System and Browser Requirements for eReading

The screen layouts are optimized for PC. The layouts may appear distorted on smartphones or tablets.

OS

Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Mac OS X 10.10 or higher

Web browsers

Microsoft Internet Explorer 10.0 or higher, the latest version of Google Chrome, the latest version of Firefox, Safari 8

Screen resolution

1600px×1200px or higher

In the "Noburo Ofuji　Memorial Museum －Gallery" are works with a book icon over the image. Scripts and images of these works can be viewed on a computer browser with eReading.

As for the function of the buttons in the image, read below.

1. [Triangular arrow button]: Turns pages.
   • Click the left button [◀] to move forward for vertical text.
   • Click the right button [▶] to move forward for horizontal text.
2. [＋] is the zoom in button and [－] is the zoom out button.
3. Displays the entire page.
   • Pages can also be turned using the right and left arrow keys on the keyboard.
   • The pages can be laid out side by side by clicking the zoom out button several times.