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.

Kamishibai Kintaro

漫画紙芝居金太郎の卷

Prod. Year : 1934 Dir. : Yasuji Murata

Kintaro, gentle and strong, is popular in the forest. He eventually becomes a great samurai with the name Sakata no Kintoki.
The Cat Purr Dance

ニヤゴダンス

Prod. Year : 1932 Dir. : Yasuji Murata

Six mischievous little mice did not pay heed to their mother. Now they face a drunken black cat. Sound is missing from this version.
Spring Comes to Ponsuke

ポン助の春

Prod. Year : 1934 Dir. : Ikuo Oishi

In the bitter cold winter, Ponsuke is having a hard time searching for food. Ponsuke finds a big bamboo shoot, but it runs away in a blizzard.
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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