Release Date | 1948-01-29 |
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Runtime | 9 minutes |
Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Adventure |
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Directors | Noburô Ôfuji, Hajime Kimura, Shichiro Nima, Noburô Ôfuji |
Created by Noburo Ofuji, who had been cartoon making since the 1920s, often with decorative paper cutouts. The character animation looks like it was done 15 years before, but a lot of the elements are highly original; design (those trees!), use of camera focus. Heavily musical in a manner that recalls animation's earliest use of sound. The lesson here is: "If you can't count on your friends, travel alone".