Most Popular Noburô Ôfuji Trailers
Total trailers found: 31
The Life of Buddha Trailer (1961)
02 January 1961
A re-edited, feature length compilation of the two parts of Ôfuji's The Great Sage Shakyamuni Buddha - the culmination of Noburô Ôfuji's monochrome silhouette films.
A Story of Tobacco Trailer (1926)
23 May 1926
In front of a girl with the traditional Japanese hairstyle, a small man on a desk says, "women descended from tobacco.
Dangobee Torimono Chou: Hirakeegoma no Maki Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
An animated black-and-white short by Noburô Ôfuji.
The Black Cat Trailer (1929)
31 December 1929
A black cat sings and dances, animated using cut-outs.
General of the Swamp Trailer (1933)
07 July 1933
The story of a gluttonous whale and the other aquatic creatures
The Flower and the Butterfly Trailer (1954)
01 October 1954
An early color animation which uses the color to help tell the story. Three butterflies save a bird that falls out of it's nest during a rainstorm.
The Roots of Japanese Anime Until the End of WWII: 1930-1942 Trailer (2008)
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.
Dream of a Snowy Night Trailer (1947)
02 December 1947
Silhouette animation about an orphan, relating to Christmas.
Chinkoroheibei and the Treasure Box Trailer (1936)
01 January 1936
The mischievous Chinkoroheibei visits the underwater realm of the fish king where he tries to steal the king's treasure box.
Burglars of "Baghdad" Castle Trailer (1926)
15 June 1926
In order to win the hand of a princess, a man must defeat an evil dragon and claim its treasured magic stone.
At the Border Checkpoint Trailer (1930)
05 June 1930
A film about traveling artists arriving from Mishima and Odawara.
The Phantom Ship Trailer (1956)
01 April 1956
Film about a ghost ship. There is no dialogue, just music and a choir.
Will Power Trailer (1931)
30 April 1931
A man in love with a noble lady tries to get close to her with the help of cats.
A Ship of Oranges Trailer (1927)
11 February 1927
A somewhat historical tale about a famous Japanese businessman who made his fortune by shipping oranges from the farmlands to the capital city of Edo.
The Golden Flower Trailer (1929)
12 March 1929
A man has a strange adventure on a hill as he returns from the village festival.
Hyoei and Heibei's Tengu Hunt Trailer (1934)
18 January 1934
A short Japanese animation film from 1934.
The Bear Dodger Trailer (1948)
29 January 1948
Created by Noburo Ofuji, who had been cartoon making since the 1920s, often with decorative paper cutouts.
An Old Fool Edit Trailer (1924)
01 January 1924
An early Noburou Oofuji film, it was artificially coloured in the senshoku (tinting) method, where the developed film was immersed in dye baths.
The Story of the Monkey King Trailer (1926)
29 October 1926
A cut-out animation adaptation of the classic novel "Journey to the West."
Spider Silk Trailer (1946)
25 July 1946
Chaos in the wild as fires break out and thread from a spider is the savior.
Chiyogami Manga: The Fate of the Dumplings Trailer (1937)
01 January 1937
"Chiyogami Manga: The Fate of the Dumplings" is unusual for a cartoon film in that it uses music from Kabuki.
The Village Festival Trailer (1930)
31 January 1930
A Japanese equivalent of a Hollywood Screen Song.
The National Anthem Kimigayo Trailer (1931)
30 April 1931
Very short animated film from Japan, using cut-outs in the style of Lotte Reiniger.
Spring Song Trailer (1931)
14 April 1931
Early Japanese anime. A stop-motion papercraft animation set to a song sung by Kikoku Inoue
The Making of a Color Animation Trailer (1937)
01 January 1937
A short documentary on the making of Noburo Ofuji's Katsura-hime.
