Film

Momotaro's Sea Eagles

桃太郎の海鷲

Considered the first animated feature film from Japan. Although it's short, it was billed as a main attraction. This government funded propaganda film features the classic folklore character Momotaro and his animal friends as they attack Pearl Harbor which is defended by characters strikingly similar to Bluto and Olive Oil from the Popeye cartoons. The animation is mixed with real video footage from the attack on Pearl Harbor supplied by the military.

Regie

Mitsuyo Seo

Drehbuch

Arishige Kurihara

Musik

Noboru Itō

Status

Veröffentlicht

Veröffentlichung

25/03/1943

Originalsprache

Englisch