Tag: Wartime Anime
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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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1941: NIKKATSU & THE ANTS
In 1941, Mickey Mouse strikes a terrible propaganda blow, and the last of the original Japanese animation studios closes.
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1940: AMERICA ON THE HORIZON
Today’s cartoons feature a war-playing duck, a dentist with a side hustle, and the return of a Golden Boy.
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1939: WHEN DIPLOMACY FAILS
Japan gets outmaneuvered, as World War II starts in Europe. Thankfully, a few people are still making animation.
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1937 – THE BEGINNING OF THE END
Only three pieces of animation from Japan in 1937 have made it to the present day.