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Japanese Anime Classic Collection AKA Nihon Anime Classic Collection (short) (1928-1950)
A collection of Japanese animation from the silent era to the early post-war eraDirector: Chuzo Aoji, Yoshitaro Kataoka, Teizo Kato, Masao Kumagawa, Tokio Kuroda, Kenzo Masaoka, Manzo Miyashita, Yasuji Murata, Noburo Ofuji, Ikuo Oishi, Mitsuyo Seo, Atsushi Suzuki, Hiromasa Suzuki, Yoshi Tanaka, Sanae Yamamoto
OVERALL: R0-
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Extras:DISC ONE
Shorts (with Play All function) (79:56)
- Mighty Taro's Reckless Training AKA Tairiki Taro no Mucha Shugyo (1928) (1:26)
- Momotaro the Undefeated AKA Nihon-ichi Momotaro (1928) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (11:04)
- The Tiny One Makes It Big AKA Issun-boshi no Shusse (1929) (1:10)
- The Black Cat AKA Kuro Nyago (1929) (3:02)
- The Stolen Lump AKA Kobu-tori (1929) (10:29)
- Taro’s Toy Train AKA Taro-san no Kisha (1929) (15:49)
- The Bat AKA Komori (1930) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (10:31)
- The Monkey Sword Masamune AKA Saru Masamune (1930) (9:47)
- Harvest Festival AKA Mura Matsuri (1930) (2:33)
- Taro Urashima AKA Urashima Taro (1931) (1:12)
- Our Baseball Match AKA Oira no Yakyu (1931) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (9:36)
- The National Anthem Kimigayo AKA Kokka Kimigayo (1931) (3:14)
Kamishibai: “The Golden Bat: Black Tiger’s Story AKA Ogon Bat: Black Tiger no Maki” performed by Hikaru Otsuki (4:33)
"Our Baseball Match AKA Oira no Yakyu" (1931) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (9:40) with six different Japanese subtitles
- Japanese HoH subtitles (full)
- Japanese HoH subtitles with furigana (full)
- Japanese HoH subtitles with large font (full)
- Japanese HoH subtitles (shortened)
- Japanese HoH subtitles with furigana (shortened)
- Japanese HoH subtitles with large font (shortened)
DISC TWO
Shorts (with Play All function) (78:34)
- Animal Sumo AKA Dobutsu Sumo Taikai (1931) (0:47)
- Momotaro's Sky Adventure AKA Sora no Momotaro (1931) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (10:30)
- The Unlucky Butterfly AKA Cho no Sainan (1931) (8:30)
- Home Alone Mice AKA Nezumi no Rusuban (1931) (1:13)
- Spring Song AKA Haru no Uta (1931 or 1932) (3:05)
- Momotaro's Underwater Adventure AKA Umi no Momotaro (1932) (1:56)
- The Plane Cabby's Lucky Day AKA Oatari Sora no Entaku (1932) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (10:16)
- Olympic Games on Dankichi Island AKA Dankichi-jima no Olympic Taikai (1932) (2:08)
- Sports Day at Animal Village AKA Dobutsu-mura no Sports Day (1932) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (8:38)
- Sanko and the Octopus: A Fight Over a Fortune AKA Sanko to Tako: Hyakuman-ryo Chinsodo with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (1933) (15:51)
- The Larks' Moving Day AKA Hibari no Yadogae (1933) (4:52)
- Belly Drum Dance at Shojoji Temple AKA Shojoji no Tanuki-bayashi (unknown) (1:14)
- Private 2nd Class Norakuro AKA Norakuro Nitohei: Kyoren no Maki/Enshu no Maki (1933) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (9:29)
Kamishibai: “Hoop Fairy AKA Hoop Yosei” performed by Hikaru Otsuki (4:56)
DISC THREE
Shorts (with Play All function) (83:04)
- Corporal Norakuro AKA Norakuro Gocho (1934) with benshi narration by Shuichi Makino (10:34)
- Dekobo the Big Head's Road Trip AKA Dekobo no Jidosha Ryoko (unknown) (1:21)
- Sankichi the Monkey: The Storm Troopers AKA Osaru no Sankichi: Totsugekitai (1934) (2:41)
- Hyoei and Heibei's Tengu Hunt AKA Tengu Taiji (1934) (8:18)
- Tiny Chibisuke's Big Adventure AKA Issun-boshi: Chibisuke Monogatari (1935) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (9:14)
- Why is the Sea Water Salty? AKA Umi no Mizu wa Naze Karai (1935) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (10:02)
- Ta-chan's Underwater Adventure AKA Ta-chan no Kaitei Ryoko (1935) (1:16)
- Ninja Fireball in Edo AKA Ninjutsu Hinotama Kozo: Edo no Maki (1935) (1:10)
- Danemon's Monster Hunt at Shojoji AKA Shojoji no Tanuki-bayashi Ban Danemon (1935) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (3:33)
- Danemon's Monster Hunt at Shojoji AKA Shojoji no Tanuki-bayashi Ban Danemon (1935) (8:45)
- Hatanosuke and the Haunted House AKA Hinomaru Hatanosuke: Bakemono-Yashiki no Maki (unknown) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (1:19)
- Hatanosuke Takes Down the Inazuma Gang AKA Hinomaru Hatanosuke: Inazuma-gumi Tobatsu no Maki (unknown) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (1:36)
- Over a Drink AKA Izakaya no Ichiya (1936) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (10:31)
- The Monkey Fleet AKA Osaru no Kantai (1936) (1:16)
- The Sun and the Frogs AKA Ohisama to Kaeru (1936) (1:06)
- The Sparrows' Lodge AKA Suzume no Oyado (1936) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (10:14)
Kamishibai “Hiro-chan” performed by Hikaru Otsuki (3:56)
DISC FOUR
Shorts (with Play All function) (75:49)
- Taro's Monster Hunt AKA Furudera no Obake-sodo (1936) (5:14)
- Taro's Early Training Days AKA Hinomaru Taro: Musha Shugyo no Maki (1936) with benshi narration by Shunsui Matsuda (5:30)
- Mabo's Big Race AKA Mabo no Daikyoso (1936) (1:39)
- Mabo as Tokichiro Kinoshita AKA Mabo no Kinoshita Tokichiro (1938) (6:54)
- Swim, Monkey, Swim! AKA Oyoge ya Oyoge (1939) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (10:05)
- Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surprise AKA Kangaroo no Tanjobi (1940) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (9:43)
- Sankichi the Monkey: The Air Combat AKA Osaru no Sankichi: Bokusen (1942) (3:17)
- The Bear Dodger AKA Kuma ni Kuwarenu Otoko (1948) (9:33)
- Gulliver's Great Activities AKA Gulliver Funtoki (1950) (9:09)
- The Animal Village in Trouble AKA Dobutsu-mura no Daisodo (unknown) (8:43)
- Dankichi on a Tropical Island AKA Boken Dankichi: Hyoryu no Maki (unknown) (1:37)
- 2nd Lieutenant Norakuro Sunday Magic AKA Norakuro Shoi: Nichiyobi no Kaijiken (unknown) with benshi narration by Midori Sawato (1:46)
- The Underwater Tyrant AKA Kaitei no Bokun (unknown) (1:14)
- The Duckling Saves the Day AKA Ahiru no Otegara (unknown) (1:20)
Kamishibai “Lion Boy: The Attack of the Aliens AKA Lion-ji: Uchujin Shurai no Maki” performed by Hikaru Otsuki (6:09) -
Subtitles:Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono
Music Dolby Digital 2.0 dual mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Packaged in 4 keepcases in a hard slipbox.
Each keepcase includes a leaflet with film credits in both English and Japanese. -
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OVERALL: R0
Currently the only release we have specs for.
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CUTS:
- R0 Japan- Digital Meme - Yes - some shorts are missing frames and missing title cards.
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 08/06/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 05/07/15UPDATE LOG:
08/06/15: Initial entry.
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05/07/15: Updated date from 1929 to 1928
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