Seitarō Kitayama

Birth : 1888-03-03, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Death : 1945-02-13

History

Seitarō Kitayama was an early Japanese animation director whose work includes the first examples of commercial production of anime. Kitayama was referred to as one of the fathers of anime by Yoshirō Irie, a researcher at Japan's National Film Center.

Movies

Tarou no Banpei - Senkoutei no Maki
Tarou no Banpei - Senkoutei no Maki
Director
Momotaro
Momotaro
Director
An early anime telling the story of Momotaro and his adventures defeating demons.
Old Man Hanasaka
Old Man Hanasaka
Director
The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab
The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab
Conceptual Design
An early animated short based on the Japanese folktale. There is some confusion as to which version is which, as there are other animated takes on the tale: 1927s "Yasuji Murata’s Monkey and the Crabs", and 1939s "Monkey and Crabs" or ‘Shin Sarukanigassen’ from Kenzô Masaoka
The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab
The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab
Animation
An early animated short based on the Japanese folktale. There is some confusion as to which version is which, as there are other animated takes on the tale: 1927s "Yasuji Murata’s Monkey and the Crabs", and 1939s "Monkey and Crabs" or ‘Shin Sarukanigassen’ from Kenzô Masaoka
The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab
The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab
Director
An early animated short based on the Japanese folktale. There is some confusion as to which version is which, as there are other animated takes on the tale: 1927s "Yasuji Murata’s Monkey and the Crabs", and 1939s "Monkey and Crabs" or ‘Shin Sarukanigassen’ from Kenzô Masaoka