The Spider and the Tulip
A ladybird is being chased by a black-faced spider.
See moreTa-chan's Underwater Adventure
Animated short from Japan.
See moreLittle Tora, The Abandoned Cat
A family of cats find an abandoned kitten and take him in to their home. But one of the siblings becomes jealous about the attention the new cat...
See moreCherry Blossom: Spring Fantasy
A visually artistic animation with no real story. It follows a pair of butterflies as they drift past various beautiful depictions of people and...
See moreThe Sparrows' Lodge
A short morality/folktale film about an old couple that learn the virtue of not being greedy.
See moreThe 26 Martyrs of Japan
Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.
See moreChikara to Onna no Yo no Naka
A lost Japanese animated film noted for being one of the earliest to feature voice acting. The story is about a working family man who has an...
See moreThe Dance of the Chagamas
The first full cel-animated short. A group of tanukis investigate a temple and cause mischief.
See moreSea Palace
Before Masaoka Kenzō became one of Japan’s main animation pioneers, he directed two live-action featurettes full of special effects, both...
See moreTora-chan's Clang Clang Bug
Tora-chan and Miike are working on the side of a tuna steamship and manage to run afoul of the short-tempered captain. But the captain makes plenty...
See moreTorachan and the Bride
Tora-chan and Miike and playing while their big sister prepares for her wedding. Just then a letter arrives; it's from Grandfather, who writes that...
See moreBenkei vs. Ushiwaka
Adapts the legendary encounter between two key figures in Japanese culture.
See moreNonsense Story, Vol.1: Monkey Island
Animated short about a kid on monkey island.
See moreMonkey and Crabs
Chestnuts, bees, and a mortar join forces to punish a villainous monkey.
See moreFuku-Chan’s Surprise Attack
Wartime propaganda film loosely based on the attack on Pearl Harbour in which Fuku-chan assaults a den of thieves who had been terrorizing the town.
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