Tag: Building Tension
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1936: YAMAMOTO, ASHIDA & MABO
Even when the Ministry of Education had been sending work to YAMAMOTO Sanae, he was never the most prolific animation creator.
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1936: MURATA’S END
On February 26th 1936, a group of young military officers attempted to overthrow the Japanese government; a coup d’etat.
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1935: ENTER SEO MITSUYO
SEO Mitsuyo begins a career that will survive the war, even though it’s not entirely clear how he managed it.
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1935: ALMOST EVERYONE
This week, I look at efforts from 1935 by JO Studio, Masaoka, Ogino and Murata.
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1934: FOUR DIRECTORS
A quick spin through work from Masaoka, Ofuji, someone with a fake name, and Seo.
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1934: TANAKA & OISHI
Toho Studio made their first moves in animation. But one director has made his last.
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1933: MURATA THE INEVITABLE FREIGHT TRAIN
MURATA Yasuji’s work continues to dominate this blog. Oh well, never mind.
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1933: MASAOKA, OFUJI, & TEAM GODZILLA
MASAOKA makes Japan’s first talking animated picture. Probably.
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1931 – ACTUAL FIRST SUMO
I have an apology to make: I missed the first surviving animated depiction of sumo wrestling.
