Urashima Tarō (film)
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| Directed by | Seitaro Kitayama |
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Running time | 188 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Urashima Tarō (浦島太郎) is an animated film produced by Seitaro Kitayama in 1918, which was found in an antique shop in Osaka in March 2008.[1] The film is an adaptation of a folk tale Urashima Tarō about a fisherman traveling to an underwater world on a turtle.[2] It premiered in February 1918.[3]
References
- ^ "Two Nine-Decade-Old Anime Films Discovered (Updated)". Anime News Network.
- ^ "Japan finds films by early "anime" pioneers". Reuters. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Frederick S. Litten. "Some remarks on the first Japanese animation films in 1917" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-01-02.
External links
- Urashima Tarō (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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