Japanese Classic Cartoon(1933)

[zengargoyle]

not quite anime, but close enough

came across this recently, a Japanese cartoon from 1933:

UGOKIE-KO-RI-NO-TATEHIKI(1933)
(Moving picture -Fox and Asian racoon's cheats each other)
Director:Ikuo Oishi

on YouTube

tanuki vs. kitsune, old-school-style.

[Lauver]

[caroline]

sugoi!
well, it's sometimes even more surrealistic than Tex Avery
thanks for it.

[kanadajin]

Whooa... Now thats some weird anime, just goes to show how much the we have advanced

[Shibakoen]

That is so cool. So full of imagery and symbolism. I'm still wondering why the bald eagle turned into the samurai. I wish I knew more about the Oni in the cartoon. Like the one-eyed kid with 1 leg and 2 more legs for arms... Okashi desu ne...

[zengargoyle]

the bald eagle was really a 狐(きつね) - fox. foxes are known for their shape-shifting powers and trickery. but i still have no clue why the fox turned into a samurai....

[aoisatomi]

yeah....the whole thing was full of allusions to myths, legends, and folklore about obake (ghosts), oni (demons), kitsune (fox), tanuki (japanese raccoon), etc. I really enjoyed it (despite the wierdness ) because i knew quite a few of those legends. I suppose thats the next thing Clay-san should add here, a thing about myths and stuff.

[tanuki]

Very interesting! I didn't understand anything of what was said, but it was fun to watch!

[spoiler] And of course, I loved the ending. The 狸 won, yay! [/spoiler]

[jinksys]

Where's the robots?