The Lump

The Lump

An old man with a huge lump on his face encounters a band of Tengu in the mountains.

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Corporal Norakuro

Corporal Norakuro

Norakuro is now a corporal. On his day off-duty, he goes to eat chicken on the stick. On his way home, he falls into a slumber and dreams of...

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Taro's Toy Train

Taro's Toy Train

A train conductor goes about his duty. All the characters are animals in human form. Hippo ladies in dresses try to jam into cars and other...

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Two Worlds

Two Worlds

An adaptation of Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper but with a slight change. We have a diligent family ants versus a drunken lazy frog, a...

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The Blossom Man

The Blossom Man

Adaptation of Japanese fairy tale Hanasaka Jiisan.

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Animated Revue:  Spring

Animated Revue: Spring

Haru is a Japanese word that means spring (season). A lighthearted anime about spring time. It was originally set to an elementary school song. The...

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Momotaro's Sky Adventure

Momotaro's Sky Adventure

Very early animated short from Japan featuring a cast of anthropomorphic animals.

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Yasuji Murata's Monkey and the Crabs

Yasuji Murata's Monkey and the Crabs

A Yasuji Murata version of the classic Japanese story Saru Kani Gassen.

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The Bat

The Bat

Once upon a time, the birds and the beasts fought each other in a war. It was a terrible conflict, and the clever bats would side with the birds...

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The Monkey Sword Masamune

The Monkey Sword Masamune

During the late Kamakura period, there lived a famous swordsmith known as Masamune whose renown as a swordsmith was so great that even long after...

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Taiiku day

Taiiku day

Sports Day at Animal Village. Japanese animation short.

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The Cat Purr Dance

The Cat Purr Dance

A family of mice dance to entertain a cat that disrupted their festivities after returning home early. (Source: MyAnimeList.net)

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Electrical Telegraphy, Electric Bells and Telephones

Electrical Telegraphy, Electric Bells and Telephones

When copper wire is wrapped around an iron rod and connected to a battery, it becomes an electromagnet. A science teaching material movie that...

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Ugly Duckling

Ugly Duckling

An adaptation of the The Ugly Duckling.

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Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki

Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki

A picture-story showman is reading a story about a troublemaking tanuki on the street to children. A starving tanuki with nowhere to go plots to...

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A Wolf is a Wolf

A Wolf is a Wolf

A group of animals want to end the violence of the wolf.

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Our Baseball Game

Our Baseball Game

A baseball game between the rabbits and tanuki (raccoon dogs).

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The Development of the Train

The Development of the Train

Documentary on the development on trains, with animated sequences.

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Momotaro's Underwater Adventure

Momotaro's Underwater Adventure

A early Japanese animation short.

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Why Is the Sea Water Salty?

Why Is the Sea Water Salty?

When a poor, yet honest, man rescues an old man who has fallen off a log bridge, the little people of the forest give him a "Mortar of Treasures"...

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