Kiyoji Nishikura Trailers
The Roots of Japanese Anime Until the End of WWII: 1930-1942 TrailerLittle Tora, The Abandoned Cat TrailerCherry Blossom: Spring Fantasy Trailer
The Roots of Japanese Anime Until the End of WWII: 1930-1942 TrailerLittle Tora, The Abandoned Cat TrailerCherry Blossom: Spring Fantasy Trailer
Total trailers found: 4
01 January 1946
A visually artistic animation with no real story. It follows a pair of butterflies as they drift past various beautiful depictions of people and animals.
01 January 2008
A rare glimpse of early Japanese sound anime and prewar Japanese culture, The Roots of Japanese Anime features the masterworks of such pioneers of Japanese animation as Noburo Ofuji, Yasuji Murata, and Kenzo Masaoka, in addition to Mitsuyo Seo’s Momotaro’s Sea Eagle, the notorious war cartoon billed as Japan’s first feature anime.
25 September 1947
A family of cats find an abandoned kitten and take him in to their home. But one of the siblings becomes jealous about the attention the new cat gets from her mother and runs away from home.
26 May 1931
Based on a hit song by child star Hideko Hirai from 1929, this gem -- a real historical curiosity -- provides glimpses of 1930s popular culture through introducing the typical life of a bright, energetic young girl.