Winter 1932 Anime
Movie
?/Sankaku no Rhythm/Trump no Arasoi
Four short vignettes in this early animated film. In the first, shadows pull away to reveal a puddle, and automobile and bicycle tires pass through it. In the second, cutout shadows of a variety of shoes of people walking are seen. The third is a flurry of geometric forms. In the fourth, the playing card spade courts the heart and pushes away the club, but eventually the club returns, beats up the spade, and wins the heart.
(Source: AniDB)
Manga no Rekkoku Rikugun
Maru-san and Kaku-san have grown complacent in the long peace. They go to view a military parade, but it turns into a comparison of the military strength of countries around the world. In the end, they listen in on an arms control conference to find out what each country is really thinking.
(Source: Japanese Animated Film Classics)
Taiiku Day
Yasuji Murata's Animal Olympic Games was created during the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games and was released prior to the Los Angeles Olympic Games in July 1932. In the Los Angeles Olympic Games, Japan made great advances compared to previous Olympics, including winning seven gold medals.
(Source: filmarchives.jp)
