Tag: Paper
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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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1933: MURATA THE INEVITABLE FREIGHT TRAIN
MURATA Yasuji’s work continues to dominate this blog. Oh well, never mind.
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1931 – ACTUAL FIRST SUMO
I have an apology to make: I missed the first surviving animated depiction of sumo wrestling.
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1932: MURATA AGAIN
If you told me that MURATA Yasuji had invented a team of animation robots to assist him, I’d believe you.
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1931: MURATA. THE INCIDENT.
1931 saw Murata and his studio “only” release seven films. But one of them was a prequel for something far more famous.
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1931: OFUJI NOBURO
The first original record talkie was made to meet the need for an animated National Anthem.
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1931: IWASAKI & A NEW PILLAR
By 1931 in Japan, animation was a viable industry again, even if that was largely down to government funding.
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1929-30: THE LEFT & THE LOST
What did you do in Japan when your ideals were miles to the left of the government? Make good cartoons and get arrested, apparently.
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1929-30: MURATA II & OFUJI
MURATA Yasuji continues to set a blazing pace in 1930, while OFUJI Noburo goes for quality and mostly succeeds.
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1929-30: THE MINISTRY & MURATA
Today I’m reviewing about half of MURATA Yasuji’s output in 1929 and 1930.