Category: 1937-1945: Wartime Anime
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1945: THE OCCUPATION BEGINS
Japan had officially surrendered to the Allied Powers, and ended World War II.
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1945: MOMOTARO: SACRED SAILORS
It’s time for the review I’ve been dreading, “Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei” / “Momotaro: Sacred Sailors”.
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1944: MOCHINAGA SUBMERGES
One film from this year is watchable. It was the directorial debut of MOCHINAGA Tadahito, known elsewhere as FANG Ming.
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1943: MASAOKA, OFUJI & THE LOST
The next animated film to come out in Japan baffled me, because I didn’t see how it could have been made.
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1942: HISTORY & THE UNWATCHABLE
The Japanese government had forcibly contracted their film industry to three companies: Daiei, Toho and Shochiku.
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1941: YAMAMOTO & THE WAN BROTHERS
This period of Japanese animated film-making is either superbly and precisely documented, or involves 85% guesswork.
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1941: NIKKATSU & THE ANTS
In 1941, Mickey Mouse strikes a terrible propaganda blow, and the last of the original Japanese animation studios closes.