1972 Anime
Kanojo no Dokushinsha-tachi ni Yotte Hadaka ni Sareta Seifuku no Shoujo Kenkyuu
A surreal, pop-art depiction of a young girl losing her virginity.
(Source: IMDb)
Mukashi Mukashi Momotarou
A stop motion film about the classic Japanese tale of Momotarou.
Black Cat (1972)
A short film by Keiichi Tanaami featuring the song Fushiawase to Iu Na no Neko by Maki Asakawa.
Kiseichuu no Ichiya
Mochi Mochi no Ki
An adaptation of a popular children's story by Okamoto Tadanari using a traditional storytelling style of narration.
Nihon Mukashi-banashi: Sarukani
An adaptation of an old Japanese folk tale also titled "Saru Kani Gassen." The story involves the two main characters: a crab and a monkey. Through the chance of luck, the crab finds a rice ball simultaneously as the monkey finds an apricot seed. The monkey does not want the apricot seed so he negotiates a trade with the crab for his rice ball. The monkey eats the rice ball immediately where as the crab plants the apricot seed and cares for it until it becomes a tall tree with plenty of apricot fruits. At this point, the crab cannot climb the tree to get the apricots, so he needs the monkey to get him the apricots. This is where the story takes a turn for the worse.
Kaguya-hime (1972)
A short puppet animation version of Princess Kaguya, also known as The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a 10th century folk tale.
Doubutsu Mura no Shouboushi
A fire safety anime involving animals in an anime village. It teaches how to use electrical appliances and what to look out for so that electrical fires do not occur. The anime was commissioned by the Japan Insurance Association, as at the time Japan's economic miracle was rapidly changing the average life of a Japanese citizen. Families who used to live in a simple wooden home suddenly had the luxuries of TV, refrigerators, kotatsu, rice cookers, etc. Unfortunately the rapid progression left a gap of ignorance which led to many fires most commonly from leaving heat-generating products unattended as well as overloading sockets.
(Source: MAL)
