Key Animation
A fortuneteller tells Hidari Taisho that he must hunt down 1000 foxes in order to conquer the country. So Akuemon, who is disliked by everybody, is hired to do the foxhunting. In response, the foxes send a female fox to Akuemon's house disguised as his wife. A story unfolds between Akuemon, who has never loved anyone, and the female fox, who slowly discovers true love in him even while tormented by sorrow over her comrades' death. This is the 6th work in "The Lion Books" series. It is also the first attempt by visualist Tezuka Makoto, Tezuka's older son, to render an original of his father's into an animated version.
Animation
A science-fiction fantasy based loosely on the classical Japanese Noh theatre drama Adachi-ga Hara about the demon Onibaba, of which lyrical extracts are quoted at intermission-like intervals throughout the film. The plot centres on a journey made by a space pilot named Yūkei who arrives at a planet upon which a murderous "witch" is said to reside.
Animation Director
A science-fiction fantasy based loosely on the classical Japanese Noh theatre drama Adachi-ga Hara about the demon Onibaba, of which lyrical extracts are quoted at intermission-like intervals throughout the film. The plot centres on a journey made by a space pilot named Yūkei who arrives at a planet upon which a murderous "witch" is said to reside.
Key Animation
A tranquil forest and all of its residents must face the destruction of man. A squirrel, born and raised in the forest, fights to defend his home and faces trials and adversities along the way.
Animation
A wandering samurai finds a straw dummy with a magical sword, which makes him overwhelmingly powerful but begins to drive him mad.
Animation
A cowboy seeks to rescue, then woo, a damsel in distress. But he is constantly thwarted by the scratches, breaks, and other imperfections present in the film print itself.
Animation
一人の少年がスキップしながら通りを歩いているうちにどんどんジャンプが大きくなって町を越え、森を飛び越え、海を越えて、どんどん、高く高く、遠くへ遠くへジャンプして行くことになり、ついには戦争中の国へ--。 ひとりの少年のジャンプがそのまま人類の行く末を見直す神のジャンプとなって行くところが面白い作品です。 全編ワンカット、動画枚数4000枚という驚きに世界が目を丸くして数々の賞に輝きました。
Key Animation
「24時間テレビ」のためのスペシャルアニメ第4弾ですが、オンエアのあと全体の三分の一が作り直され、完成版はビデオパッケージでのみ観られることになりました。この地球を守るためには何としてもまず戦争をなくさなければならない。そのために戦う4匹の動物たち、これは「ブレーメンの音楽隊」をベースにしていますが、手塚治虫ファンなら「W3」を見出せる設定ですね。平和をもたらす宇宙人の力で人間に変身させてもらった、ネコ・イヌ・ロバ・ニワトリの4匹が地球のために活躍する。ね、動物に変身して地球のために走り回ったW3のあの3匹を思い出させるでしょ?
Animation
Adrift at sea a boy and his pet white elephant, Jumbo, wash up on an island that is between two other islands at war with one another in this musical fantasy film.
