| Title: | Momotaro - Umi no Shinpei
Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors
Momotaro, Sacred Sailors
桃太郎 海の神兵
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1945, Animals, Fantasy, Movie
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R1 License - FUNimation
R1 License - Subtitled Only
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After successfully bombing Pearl Harbor, Momotaro over sees construction of a Japanese base with the help of his animal fleet along with some new recruits & volunteers. Their new mission is to attack the American troops occupying the island of Sulawesi.
(Summary Courtesy of Anime News Network)
74-minute film released on April 12, 1945.
Animated by Shouchiku Douga Kenkyuusho.
Known historically as the first full-length Japanese animated film.
Licensed by Funimation. |
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After successfully bombing Pearl Harbor, Momotaro over sees construction of a Japanese base with the help of his animal fleet along with some new recruits & volunteers. Their new mission is to attack the American troops occupying the island of Sulawesi.
(Summary Courtesy of Anime News Network)
74-minute film released on April 12, 1945.
Animated by Shouchiku Douga Kenkyuusho.
Known historically as the first full-length Japanese animated film.
Licensed by Funimation.
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Momotaro - Umi no Shinpei
Notable for being the first full-length Japanese animated film, Momotaro: Sacred Sailors is a product of its time period as Japan was still in the middle of World War II during the time production of this film came about and is essentially a propaganda piece glorifying the country's military. It appeared this was aimed at appealing to younger audiences and influenced by Walt Disney's work as well with the utilizing of anthropomorphized animals to represent the Japanese populace to fight against Western forces, though history didn't exactly go Japan's way as they were struggling against the Americans by the time Momotaro was finally released. For its time, Momotaro was nicely animated with nicely drawn scenic shots and moments of fluid movement with planes in flight and some of the later battles in the film between Japanese and Western forces. While a unique animated piece if you are a historical animation buff, Momotaro is still a product of its time and unless you are a diehard animation fan, this would be worth a rental at best.
Last updated Monday, June 26 2017. Created Monday, June 26 2017.
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