Momotaro: Sacred Sailors
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Momotaro: Sacred Sailors (桃太郎 海の神兵, Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei)[2] is the first Japanese feature-length animated film.[3] It was directed by Mitsuyo Seo, who was ordered to make a propaganda film for World War II by the Japanese Naval Ministry. Shochiku Moving Picture Laboratory shot the 74-minute film in 1944 and screened it on April 12, 1945. It is a sequel to Momotarō no Umiwashi, a 37-minute film released in 1943 by the same director.[4][better source needed]
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Momotaro: Sacred Sailors | |
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Directed by | Mitsuyo Seo |
Written by | Mitsuyo Seo |
Cinematography | Mitsuyo Seo[1] |
Music by | Yūji Koseki |
Production company | Shōchiku Dōga Kenkyūsho |
Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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In English, the film is sometimes referred to as Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors.