桃太郎 海之神兵
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桃太郎 海の神兵
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Momotarô: Umi no shinpei
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Momotaro : le divin soldat de la mer
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Momotaro, Sacred Sailors
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Momotaro: Sacred Sailors
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桃太郎 海的神兵
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Momotarō, dios de las olas
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Momotaro, le divin soldat de la mer
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Momotarō: Umi no Shimpei
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Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei
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모모타로 바다의 신병
director:
濑尾光世
playwright:
Mitsuyo Seo
genre:
Animation
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War
region:
Japan
language:
Japanese
length: 1h 14m
release date: 1945-04-12
IMDb: tt0142666
桃太郎 海の神兵
Overview
The first Japanese feature-length animated film. It was directed by Mitsuyo Seo, who was ordered to make a propaganda film for the war by the Japanese Naval Ministry. Shochiku Moving Picture Laboratory shot the 74-minute film in 1944 and screened it on April 12, 1945. It is a sequel to Momotarō no Umiwashi, a 37-minute film released in 1943 by the same director. It is black and white. The whole movie also depicts the Japanese "liberation of Asia", as proclaimed by the Government at the time. Seo tried to give dreams to children, as well as to instill the hope for peace, with hidden movie's hints of dreams and hopes, under the appearance of war propaganda.