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.

Momotaro, Japan's No.1

お伽噺日本一桃太郎

Prod. Year : 1928 Dir. : Sanae Yamamoto

The oldest animation featuring the classic folklore hero, Momotaro.
The Candy Man's Raccoon Dog Dance

漫画あめやたぬき

Prod. Year : 1931 Dir. :

Comical interaction between a little girl who comes to buy sweets and a candy man.
Preventing Tuberculosis

結核豫防

Prod. Year : 1933 Dir. :

This film is about the risk of tuberculosis and the importance of disease prevention; produced by the Home Ministry Public Health Division Health and Medical Bureau.
The Hare in Inaba

いなばの国の兎さん

Prod. Year : 1935 Dir. : Mitsuyo Seo

The hare is swept far away by a big wave. He attempts to trick a crocodile in order to go home. However ... This film is an incomplete version missing the ending.
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.
The Golden Flower

こがねの花

Prod. Year : 1929 Dir. : Noburo Ofuji

Dangobei, who has become popular at festivals, must face off against a giant snake in Kuragari Pass.
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 ...
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.
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.
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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