Momotaro, Sacred Sailors

Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (1945)


  • Genre: Animation, Action
  • Release Date: 1945-03-12
  • User Rating: 4.6/10 from 18 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 14min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Shochiku
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Mitsuyo Seo
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Summary

The first Japanese feature-length animated film. It was directed by Mitsuyo Seo, who was ordered to make a propaganda film for the war by the Japanese Naval Ministry. Shochiku Moving Picture Laboratory shot the 74-minute film in 1944 and screened it on April 12, 1945. It is a sequel to Momotarō no Umiwashi, a 37-minute film released in 1943 by the same director. It is black and white. The whole movie also depicts the Japanese "liberation of Asia", as proclaimed by the Government at the time. Seo tried to give dreams to children, as well as to instill the hope for peace, with hidden movie's hints of dreams and hopes, under the appearance of war propaganda.

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Directing Mitsuyo Seo Director
Writing Mitsuyo Seo Writer
Sound Yûji Koseki Music
Writing Kiichirou Kumaki Series Composition
Art Takeshige Tanaka Background Designer
Art Yoshisuke Kurosaki Background Designer

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