Anime catalog — page 23

Ningyougeki

TV short · 1956 · Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Puppet-animated show made for elementary school students in the lower grades with the aim of teaching children life lessons and morals while also nurturing healthy imagination. It adapts a wide array of stories; originating from foreign folktales, comtemporary fairytales and clas…

Shuugou no Kangae

Movie

Synopsis: An educational film about abstract thought.

Shin Skyers 5

TV · 1971 · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A science fiction action series about the future battles between a planetary police force and an international crime syndicate. The series is sometimes denoted with 26 episodes, in such a case episode 1 is a colored version of the original monochrome episode 1 of Skyers 5. No cha…

Hongjun Qiao

Movie

Anapoko

Movie

Synopsis: After graduating from Tama Art University, Nakajima made this work with the intention of submitting to the Sogetsu Animation Festival. Without much funding to work with, Nakajima devised the technique "Kaki-mation," a method of drawing directly on 35mm film. At this time, he freq…

The Bunbuku Teapot

Bunbuku Chagama

Movie

Synopsis: A short film about a man who rescues a tanuki. When the tanuki transforms himself into a teapot, he is given to a temple as a gift. Once inside the temple, the tanuki reverts to his true form and causes havoc. (Source: AniDB)

Karasu to Kaki no Tane

Music

Synopsis: A song about the circle of life. A crow eats a persimmon and poops the seed out. The elements let the seed sprout and grow. It turns into a new persimmon tree and a new crow comes along and repeats the process.

Koukoueisei

Movie

Synopsis: A short film by Seitarou Kitayama to promote oral hygiene.

Kachi Kachi Yama Meoto no Sujimichi

Movie

Synopsis: Three short films by the Japanese avant-garde illustrator and animator. Regarded (unfairly) as the Japanese equivalent of Andy Warhol, these films showcase a distinctively commercial illustration look reminiscent of the current pop art movement of that decade (1960s).

"Aesop" no Ohanashi yori: Ushi to Kaeru, Yokubatta Inu

Movie · 1970

Synopsis: Based on Aesop's Fables.

Neko to Nezumi

Movie

Synopsis: It is most likely a short story about a cat and a mouse.

SHE

Movie

Synopsis: An early film by Keiichi Tanaami.

Poppoya-san: Nonki Ekichou

Movie

Synopsis: A commissioned movie by the Japanese National Railways for new-hires. It shows how a carefree station master almost causes an accident between two strains.

Itazura Post

Movie

Synopsis: The events of a day in and around the main character, Post. (Source: allcinema)

Tanuki-san Ooatari

Movie

Poppoya-san: Nonki Kikanshi

Movie

Synopsis: A second commisioned movie by the Japanese National Railways for new-hires. This time it follows a carefree engineer's mistake while driving a train.

Penguin Bouya Lulu to Kiki

Movie

Synopsis: A stop motion puppet animation by Tadahito Mochinaga.

Tanoshii Bunmeishi: Tetsu Monogatari

Movie

Zhu Bajie Chi Xigua

Movie · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: One of China's earliest paper-cut animation films. On their pilgrimage to the West, Tang Sanzang, Sun Wukong, and Zhu Bajie rest in a desert. They were thirsty and tired, and went into a temple which they thought was deserted. Zhu Bajie was yelling about his stomach aching after …

Yukidaruma

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A film by Kitayama Kiyotaro, follows a snowman who came to life in a fairytale like setting.

Tarou no Banpei Senkoutei no Maki

Movie

A A B C

Music

Synopsis: Music video for the song A A B C by Mieko Hirota and Vocal Shop that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.

The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Akahana no Tonakai

Music

Synopsis: Music video for the song Akahana no Tonakai by Peggy Hayama and the NHK Tokyo Jidou Gasshoudan that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. It is considered to be lost media.

Chamebou Kuukijuu no Maki

Movie