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The all works of Kenzo MASAOKA, Japanese great treasure masterpieces!
Masaoka was a one of Japanese animation pioneer who called "the father of Japanese animation". This two discs are truly important for not only Japanese animation history, but also its cultural history around World War Two.

Disc-1:
01 Benkei tai Ushiwaka/ Benkei vs Ushiwaka 1939 14min.
02 Kumo to Tulip/ The Spider and the Tulip 1943 16min.
03 Sakura (Haru no Genso)/Cherry blossom (The Illusion of Spring) 1947 8min.
04 Chagama-Ondo/ A Dance Song with a Kettle 1934 10min. (Silent ver.)
05 Chagama-Ondo/ A Dance Song with a Kettle 1934 10min. (Talkie ver./ incomplete)

Disk-2:
06 Sute-neko Tora-chan/ Tora-chan, an orphan kitty 1947 21min.
07 Tora-chan to Hanayome/ Tora-chan's wedding 1948 17min.
08 Tora-chan no Kankan-mushi/ Tora-chan's ship sweeper 1950 10min.

Bonus Contents:
The documentary of the ceremony for completed Masaoka's monument 1981 5min. 16mm
The photo gallery of Masaoka; 50 photos such as his studio

Language: Japanese only. Any subtitle is not included.

Directors: Kenzo Masaoka［his profile is here］
Format: Black and White, DVD-Video, NTSC
Language: Japanese
Region: Region 2
Number of discs: 2

DVD Release Date: July 28, 2004
Run Time: 110 minutes

Distributor: ANIDO FILM

*There would be a little problem of the picture and sound because these films are very old and partly damaged.