1931 Anime
Urashima Tarou (1931)
Urashima Taro is based on a well-known Japanese folk tale about an honest fisherman who is invited to an underwater castle after saving a sea turtle on a beach from bullies.
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Chou no Sainan
A short movie from 1931 about a mouse stealing a butterfly's wings and her journey to get them back.
Ahiru no Otegara
A duckling tries to save the animals when a storm hits their farm. Short film from the 1930s.
San-biki no Koguma-san
A story of three little bears going on an adventure to find the lost little duck.
Kokoro no Chikara
A man in love with a noble lady tries to get close to her with the help of cats.
(Source: TMDB)
Goichi Jisan
Children beg Old Man Goichi of the water mill to tell them a story. So he tells them the story of The Two Dogs while his rice cooks. In the story, a white dog and a black dog find a piece of meat on the road, but the two greedy dogs start fighting over the meat. When they get tired of fighting, they decide to divide the meat using a ruler and saw. But then they start fighting again saying one piece is bigger than the other. Then, they ask a wise monkey to settle the issue for them. Saying that it would measure the weights for them, the sly monkey eats a little of whichever piece was larger until he eats almost all of it. Seeing the now tiny pieces of meat placed in front of them, the two dogs start crying. After finishing the story, Old Man Goichi teaches the children that if you are greedy, you will come out on the losing side.
(Source: Japanese Animated Film Classics)
Denshin Denrei Denwa
When copper wire is wrapped around an iron rod and connected to a battery, it becomes an electromagnet. A science teaching material movie that explains the principle and structure of electric bells and telephones by applying the principle of an electromagnet through a fusion of live action and animation.
