Directing
Tadahito Mochinaga
Born — Died
1919-03-03 — 1999-04-01
Place of birth
Tokyo
Known for
Directing
Credits
13 titles
Tadahito "Tad" Mochinaga was a pioneer Japanese stop-motion animator. Having done many stop motion films/shorts in Japan, he is best known as the animator for Rankin/Bass' "Animagic" productions at his MOM Studio in Tokyo throughout the 1960s. He did this work in association with American director Arthur Rankin, Jr. who wrote and designed the productions before sending them to Japan for animation. In 1945, Mochinaga traveled to Xinjing in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo set up in occupied China, to work at the Manchukuo Film Association. He stayed in China after the war and from 1950, he spent three years in Shanghai working on such films as Thank You, Kitty. He is perhaps the only m…
Known for
A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.
The Stolen Lump
1957
A short movie based on the children's story by Momoko Ishii.
Fushigi na Taiko
1957
A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.
Bunbuku Chagama
1958
A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.
Ou-sama ni Natta Kitsune
1959
A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.
Uriko-hime to Amanojaku
1956
5.0The industrious and brave little cat is a good friend of everyone. It is hard work for everyone to watch the nursing home day and night. One day, two mice sneaked into a family under the broad daylight, not only spoiled the grain in the barn, but also messed up the room. At the end of the day, they stole the big eggs from the hen. While dragging the eggs and looking around in a hurry, the scene of the sneaky was seen by the big cat who was playing basketball, and the hen was able to keep her egg baby.
Thank You, Kitty
1950
Behind the camera
A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.
The Stolen Lump
1957
A short movie based on the children's story by Momoko Ishii.
Fushigi na Taiko
1957
A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.
Bunbuku Chagama
1958
A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.
Ou-sama ni Natta Kitsune
1959
A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.
Uriko-hime to Amanojaku
1956
5.0The industrious and brave little cat is a good friend of everyone. It is hard work for everyone to watch the nursing home day and night. One day, two mice sneaked into a family under the broad daylight, not only spoiled the grain in the barn, but also messed up the room. At the end of the day, they stole the big eggs from the hen. While dragging the eggs and looking around in a hurry, the scene of the sneaky was seen by the big cat who was playing basketball, and the hen was able to keep her egg baby.
Thank You, Kitty
1950
NRKitten Miaomiao and Mimi are a pair of siblings with opposite personalities, one is hardworking and obedient, and the other is playful and lazy. When the sun came out, mother wanted them to get up, and Miaomiao got up, but Mimi had to stay in bed.
Kitty Goes Fishing
1952
A short puppet animation from 1957 directed by Tadahito Mochinaga.
Little Black Sambo and his Twin Brother
1957
A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.
Go-hiki no Kozaru-tachi
1956
7.0On a highland with beautiful scenery, there lived some small animals. They had a good friend named Xiao Tie Zhu.
Little Iron Pillar the Boy
1951
Little Black Sambo was screened at the first Vancouver International Film Festival in 1958, and won the Best Film award in the Films for Children section.
Little Black Sambo versus the Tiger
1956
NRA satirical animation short on Chiang Kai-shek made by communist party.
Capturing the Turtle in the Jar
1948
A stop motion puppet animation by Tadahito Mochinaga.
Penguin Bouya Lulu to Kiki
1958