アニメANIMATION

STORY

The scene is set with a poster on a street corner, a girl who cherishes her teddy bear, a street lamp and a playful moth that is drawn to the lamp. These creatures and inanimate objects, each with their own dramas, get involved in a war and the story ends in a tragic climax. This is a private animated piece that expresses feelings rather than telling a story. It can be said that Tezuka Osamu, frustrated with working for big companies, made an attempt here to depict what he really wanted in his animation. This work illustrates that even a poster on the wall can have a vivid drama behind it, and brings the magic of animation alive for us.

CREDIT

(c) Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd.

Shown at the 1st Mushi Production Work Exhibition / 38 minutes / In color/ Wide Screen
Mushi Production / November 5, 1962

The 1st Ofuji Nobuo Award at the 17th Mainichi Film Contest in 1963
The 17th National Arts Festival Encouragement Award in 1963
The 13th Blue Ribbon Educational and Cultural Film Award in 1963

STAFF

Original Plan, Story line and Executive Producer: Tezuka Osamu
Rendition: Yamamoto Eichi, Sakamoto Yusaku
Music: Takai Tatsuo
Art: Arai Ryo
Original Pictures: Yamamoto Eichi, Sakamoto Yusaku, Konno Shuji, Sugii Gizaburo, Ishii Motoaki, and Nakamura Kazuko
Animation: Hayashi Shigeyuki, Yamamoto Shigeru, Sakurai Yurio, Nogi Ikuo, Numamoto Kiyomi, Miura Tsunako, Mitsuyama Katsuji
Finishing: Shirakawa Seiko, Matsumoto Kazuko, Watanabe Chizuko, Shindo Yaeko, Ono Shizuko, Tsuruta Toshiko, Matsumoto Setsuko, Matsumoto Futaba, Ouchi Mitsuko
Backgrounds: Hanto Katsumi, Owaki Shoko
Camera: Hirokawa Kazuyuki, Sakura Noriyuki
Editing: Yamamoto Eichi
Recording: Ota Chisato, Miyamoto Takashi
Manager: Kawabata Eichi
Clerical Work: Imai Yoshiaki, Akiyama Kikue
Music Performance: Mushi Pro Symphonic Orchestra
Effects: Izumi Shiro

CATEGORY
Experimental animation

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