Momotaro's Sea Eagles

Momotaro's Sea Eagles

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 25, 1943

Runtime

0h 37m

Genres

Animation, Fantasy

User Score

50%

Original Title

桃太郎の海鷲

Production Companies

Geijutsu Eiga-sha

Director

Mitsuyo Seo

Description

Considered the first animated feature film from Japan. Although it's short, it was billed as a main attraction. This government funded propaganda film features the classic folklore character Momotaro and his animal friends as they attack Pearl Harbor which is defended by characters strikingly similar to Bluto and Olive Oil from the Popeye cartoons. The animation is mixed with real video footage from the attack on Pearl Harbor supplied by the military.