Tag: Nikkatsu
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1941: NIKKATSU AND THE ANTS
Japan enters World War II proper, Mickey Mouse strikes a terrible propaganda blow, and the last of the original Japanese animation studios closes.
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1934: TANAKA & OISHI
Two future parts of entertainment behemoth, Toho Studios, are making their first moves in animation. But one director is making his last.
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1931: NIKKATSU AND YAMAMOTO
In 1929, Nikkatsu Studios set up a new animation department at their studio in Uzumasa, to the north-east of Kyoto. They would soon hire “the father of anime”.