Original title: Momotarô: Umi no shinpei
Nationality: Japón
Production: Shôchiku Dôga Kenkyûjo
Director: Mitsuyo Seo
Script: Mitsuyo Seo
Cinematography: Kenzo Masaoka
Music: Yuji Koseki
Editing: Kiichiro Kumaki. Ryotaro Kuwata, Ichiro Takagi
Runtime: 74 minutes
Year of production: 1945
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Synopsis:
A propaganda animated feature film made during WWII with the funding by the Ministry of Navy. Based on the story of a typical Japanese fairy-tale, Momotaro, here depicted the activity of the Imperial Navy by comparing Momotaro with his follower animals to the Japanese Navy. The film was released in 1945, during the wartime Japan and has influenced the countless next-generation animators.
