Momotaro's Sea Eagles
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Considered the first animated feature film from Japan. Although it's short, it was billed as a main attraction. This government funded propaganda film features the classic folklore character Momotaro and his animal friends as they attack Pearl Harbor which is defended by characters strikingly similar to Bluto and Olive Oil from the Popeye cartoons. The animation is mixed with real video footage from the attack on Pearl Harbor supplied by the military.
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Mitsuyo Seo Director · Arishige Kurihara Screenplay Noboru Itō Composer
First release March 25, 1943 · Produced in Japan · Original title 桃太郎の海鷲
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Geijutsu Eiga-sha
Production
Japan
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Original title
桃太郎の海鷲
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 25, 1943
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