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Momotaro, Sacred Sailors

4.6(18)19451h 14m0

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.

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  • propaganda
  • military

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Director

Mitsuyo Seo

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Japan

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  • United StatesUS

    • PhysicalPG-13DVD9 May 2017
  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereHong Kong Asian Film Festival16 Oct 2016
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical12 Mar 1945

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Momotaro, Sacred Sailors was released on 12 March 1945.

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