Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Kobu-Tori (The Stolen Lump), Chuzo Aochi. 1929

Delightful Japanese animation from 1929.

2 comments:

  1. What a treat! That story appears in many cultures, often with hunchbacks in it rather than men with goiters.

    I wonder if the crow at the end is saying "Aho"?

    http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IdiotCrows

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  2. I was really happy to see this one! Those are the Tengu; this cartoon is based on a folk tale.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu#In_popular_folk_tales

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