The Village Festival

A Japanese equivalent of a Hollywood Screen Song.

The Bear Dodger

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".

The Black Cat

A black cat sings and dances, animated using cut-outs.

Burglars of "Baghdad" Castle

In order to win the hand of a princess, a man must defeat an evil dragon and claim its treasured magic stone. Upon his return, Baghdad has been invaded and he must use the stone to defeat his new enemy.

Dream of a Snowy Night

Silhouette animation about an orphan, relating to Christmas.

The National Anthem Kimigayo

Very short animated film from Japan, using cut-outs in the style of Lotte Reiniger.

Hyoei and Heibei's Tengu Hunt

A short Japanese animation film from 1934.

The Battle of the Malay Sea

A war propaganda film by Oofuji Noburou.

A Story of Tobacco

In front of a girl with the traditional Japanese hairstyle, a small man on a desk says, "women descended from tobacco." The girl laughs at him and traps him under a glass. The angry man puffs on a cigarette in a pipe and blows smoke at the girl. The girl takes the cigarette from the man and puts it under her book. When the man threatens her with a gun, the girl throws the cigarette into the yard. The man becomes really angry and tries to shoot her, but the gun does not fire. In the end, the man starts telling her about the beginning of tobac...

The Phantom Ship

Film about a ghost ship. There is no dialogue, just music and a choir.

Chinkoroheibei and the Treasure Box

The mischievous Chinkoroheibei visits the underwater realm of the fish king where he tries to steal the king's treasure box.