Japan Fantastic: Before Anime

 

 

A selection of early animations recovered and restored by the Planet Bibliothèque de Cinéma in Osaka and the National Film Center in Tokyo. The program includes key pioneers of the Japanese animation industry and showcases diverse animation techniques precursory to anime styles prominent today.

Japan Fantastic - Before Anime (Part 1)

7.00pm Friday 12 January / Cinema A

Burglars of Bagdad Castle (1926) d.Noburo Ofuji
The Story of Shiobara Tasuke (1925) d.Kimura Hakuzan
Black Cat (1929) d.Noburo Ofuji
Bandanemon the Monster Exterminator (1935) d. Murata Yasuji
Benekei vs Ushiwaka (1939) d.Masaoka Kenzou.

Japan Fantastic - Before Anime (Part 2)

8:00pm Friday 12 January / Cinema A

Momotaro, Eagle of the Sea (1942) d.Seo Mitsuyo
Magical Pen (1946) d.Kumagawa Masao
Spring Fantasy (1946) d.Masaoka Kenzou
Dream of a Snowy Night (1947) d.Noburo Ofuji.