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Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors(Movie, 1945)

Original title: "桃太郎 海の神兵" (Japanese/JA)
1h 14min | Genre: Animation
Momotaro's Divine Sea WarriorsRating: 2.1/5 (with 66 votes)
Momotaro: Sacred Sailors (桃太郎 海の神兵, Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei) is the first Japanese feature-length animated film. It was directed by Mitsuyo Seo, who was ordered to make a propaganda film for World War II by the Japanese Naval Ministry. Shochiku Moving Picture Laboratory shot the 74-minute film in 1944 and screened it on April 12, 1945. It is a sequel to Momotarō no Umiwashi, a 37-minute film released in 1943 by the same director. In English, the film is sometimes referred to as Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors. ()
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About Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors

The first Japanese feature-length animated film. It was directed by Mitsuyo Seo, who was ordered to make a propaganda film for the war by the Japanese Naval Ministry. Shochiku Moving Picture Laboratory shot the 74-minute film in 1944 and screened it on April 12, 1945. It is a sequel to Momotarō no Umiwashi, a 37-minute film released in 1943 by the same director. It is black and white. The whole movie also depicts the Japanese "liberation of Asia", as proclaimed by the Government at the time. Seo tried to give dreams to children, as well as to instill the hope for peace, with hidden movie's hints of dreams and hopes, under the appearance of war propaganda.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Plays in: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/12/1945
Director: Mitsuyo Seo
Screenwriter: Mitsuyo Seo
Director of Photography: Mitsuyo Seo
Composer: Yūji Koseki
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Momotaro : le divin soldat de la mer"
"Momotarô: Umi no shinpei"
"Momotaro: Divine Soldiers of the Sea"
"Momotaro: Sacred Sailors"
Keywords: propaganda

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:137935, Added: 03/29/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024