Momotaro no umiwashi (1943)

Featuring the "Peach Boy", character of Japanese folklore, the film is aimed at children, telling the story of a naval unit consisting of the human Momotarô and several animal species ... See full summary »

Director:

Mitsuyo Seo

Writer:

Arishige Kurihara

Storyline

Featuring the "Peach Boy", character of Japanese folklore, the film is aimed at children, telling the story of a naval unit consisting of the human Momotarô and several animal species representing the Far Eastern races fighting together for a common goal. In a dramatization of the attack on Pearl Harbor, this force attacks the demons at the island of Onigashima (representing the Americans and British demonized in Japanese propaganda), and the film also utilizes actual footage of the Pearl Harbor attack.

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Plot Keywords:

pearl harbor | island | propaganda | folklore | war propaganda | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Fantasy | War

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

25 March 1943 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Las águilas marinas de Momotarô

Company Credits

Production Co:

Geijutsu Eiga-sha

Technical Specs

Runtime:

37 min

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bluto, from the Popeye cartoons being produced in America at the time, makes an appearance in this film as a stereotypical drunk. This is one of few examples of the Axis nations using American cartoon characters to portray the United States in animated films, just as the Allied forces used Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito, as well as Nazis and Japanese soldiers in their propaganda films.

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Connections

Followed by Momotarô: Umi no shinpei (1945)

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