List of anime by release date (1946–1959)
This is a list of anime by release date which covers Japanese animated productions that were made between 1946 and 1959. After World War II , Japan was occupied by the allies which mainly consisted of the Americans .[ 1] During the shift from the Empire of Japan to a democracy, the animation industry continued producing new animated films. The first anime broadcast on TV did not come though until 1958 when Mole's Adventure was released. This marked two major milestones as it was also the first ever color animation in the country. The first full-length color animation was also released in 1958 with the title The Tale of the White Serpent , in America it was also known as Panda and the Magic Serpent . Animated television series were later released in the 1960s which include Astro Boy , the first major successful anime.
The White Snake Enchantress monument in Nerima City, Tokyo
English Name
Japanese Name
Romaji
Format
Original Release Date
Spider Thread (Spider Silk)
蜘蛛の糸(蜘蛛の絲)
Kumonoito
Short film
1946[ 2]
Cherry Blossom : Spring's Fantasy
桜 - 春の幻想
Sakura: Haru no Gensou
Short film
1946[ 3]
The Magic Pen
魔法のペン
Mahou no Pen
Short film
1946[ 4]
Abandoned Cat Little Tora
すて猫トラちゃん
Suteneko Tora-chan
Short film
1947[ 5]
Snowy Nights Dream
雪の夜の夢
Yukinoyonoyume
Short film
1947[ 6]
Story of the Muku Tree
ムクの木の話
Muku no ki no hanashi
Short film
1947[ 7]
The Coconut
椰子の実
Yashi no mi
Short film
1947[ 8]
The Little Match Girl
マッチ賣りの少女
Matchi uri no Shoujo
Short film
1947[ 9]
Trouble in the Forest
–
Niwatori to Tomodachi
Short film
1947[ 4]
A Turtle in the Pot
甕中捉龞
–
Short film
1948[ 10]
Carry the Hatchet
鉞担いで
Masakari katsuide
Short film
1948[ 4]
Poppoya: Carefree Stationmaster
–
Poppoya-san: Nonki Ekicho no Maki
Short film
1948[ 11] [ 12]
Princess of Baghdad
バグダッド姫
Bagudaddo-hime
Short film
1948[ 4]
The Bear Dodger
熊に喰われぬ男
Kuma ni Kuwarenu Otoko
Short film
1948[ 13]
Tora-chan and the Bride
トラちゃんと花嫁
Tora-chan to Hanayome
Short film
1948[ 14]
Animal Baseball Match
動物大野球戦
Dobutsu Daiyakyu-sen
Short film
1949[ 4]
Gauche the Cellist
セロひきのゴーシュ
Sero Hiki no Gōshu
Short film
1949[ 15]
The King's Tail
王様のしっぽ
Ousama no Shippo
Short film
1949[ 16]
Gulliver's Great Activities
ガリヴァー奮闘記
Gulliver Funtouki
Short film
1950[ 13]
Thank You, Kitty
ありがとう、キティ
Arigatō, Kiti
Short film
1950[ 17]
Tora-chan and the Insect
トラちゃんのカンカン虫
Tora-chan no Kankan Mushi
Short film
1950[ 18]
Adam and Eve
アダムとイブ
Adam to Eve
Short film
1951[ 19]
Ponsuke no Udekurabe
ポン助の腕くらべ
Ponsuke no Udekurabe
Short film
1951[ 20]
Detective of the Ball
団子兵衛捕物帖 開けーごまの巻
Dangobetori monocho hirakegoma no maki
Short film
1952[ 21]
The Whale
くじら
Kujira
Short film
1952[ 4]
The Forest Concert
森の音楽会
Mori no Ongakukai
Short film
1953[ 22]
The Flower and the Butterfly
花と蝶
Hana to Chou
Short film
1954[ 4]
Kojiki Excerpts of the Iwato Open
古事記抄 天の岩戸開きの巻
Kojiki sho: Amano iwato-biraki no maki
Short film
1955[ 23]
Piggyback Ghost
おんぶおばけ
Onbu Obake
Short film
1955[ 24]
The One-Legged Cricket
一本足のきりぎりす
Ippon Ashi no Kirigirisu
Short film
1955[ 25]
Beer Those Were the Days
–
Biru mukashi mukashi
Short film
1956[ 10]
The Black Woodcutter and the White Woodcutter
黒いきこりと白いきこり
Kuroi Kikori to Shiroi Kikori
Short film
1956[ 26]
Five Little Monkeys
五匹の子猿たち
Gohiki no kozaru-tachi
Short film
1956[ 10]
Ghost Ship
幽霊船
Yuurei-sen
Short film
1956[ 4]
Sambo's Tiger Conquest
ちびくろさんぼのとらたいじ
Chibikuro Sambo no tora taiji
Short film
1956[ 10]
The Legend of the Dragon
古事記物語 第貮篇 八岐大蛇退治
Kojiki monogatari dai nihen: Yamatano-orochi taiji
Short film
1956[ 27]
The Melon Princess and the Amanojaku
瓜子姫とあまのじゃく
Uriko Hime to Amanojaku
Short film
1956[ 10]
Fukusuke
ふくすけ
Fukusuke
Short film
1957[ 28]
Kitten's Scribbling / Kitty's Graffiti
こねこのらくがき
Koneko no Rakugaki
Short film
1957[ 29]
The Magic Drum
ふしぎな太鼓
Fushigi na Daiko
Short film
1957[ 10]
Korochan, the Little Bear
こぐまのコロちゃん
Koguma no Koro-chan
Short film
1958[ 30]
Mole's Adventure
もぐらのアバンチュール
Mogura no Adventure
TV film
1958[ 31]
The White Snake Enchantress
白蛇伝
Hakujaden
Feature film
1958[ 32]
Kitty's Studio
こねこのスタジオ
Koneko no Studio
Short film
1959[ 33]
Magic Boy
少年猿飛佐助
Shounen Sarutobi Sasuke
Feature film
1959[ 34]
The Sparrow in the Empty Pumpkin
ひょうたんすずめ
Hyoutan Suzume
Short film
1959[ 35]
Notable births
August 19, 1948 - Toshio Suzuki , producer.[ 36]
January 29, 1950 - Katsuhito Akiyama , animation director, screenwriter, storyboard artist
October 10, 1955 - Tetsurō Amino , director
January 13, 1956 - Akitaro Daichi , director, producer, photography director
1959 - Koichi Chigira , animator, director, writer
See also
References
^ The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: Japan, 1900 a.d.–present" . Retrieved May 26, 2017 .
^ "蜘蛛の糸(蜘蛛の絲)" . The National Film Center Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 14, 2017 .
^ "東京都・京橋で「こども映画館2013」。喜劇王の無声映画や初期アニメを公開" . mynavi.jp (in Japanese). June 14, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2017 .
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^ "Abandoned Cat Little Tora" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "雪の夜の夢" . The National Film Center Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 14, 2017 .
^ "Story of the Muku Tree" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "The Coconut" . Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "The Little Match Girl" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ a b c d e f Jasper Sharp (October 13, 2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema . Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN 9780810875418 . Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ Jonathan Clements (November 28, 2013). Anime: A History . Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781844578856 . Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ Masao Yokota and Tze-yue G. Hu (July 2, 2013). Japanese Animation: East Asian Perspectives . University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781626744295 . Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ a b "Japanese Anime Classic Collection [Disc 4]" . www.digital-meme.com. Retrieved 2016-01-10 .
^ "トラちゃんと花嫁" . The National Film Center Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ "Gauche the Cellist" . Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ Giannalberto Bendazzi (October 23, 2015). Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age . CRC Press. ISBN 9781317520849 . Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ Giannalberto Bendazzi (October 23, 2015). Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age . CRC Press. ISBN 9781317520832 . Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "トラちゃんのカンカン虫" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ "Adam and Eve" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 11, 2017 .
^ "Ponsuke no Udekurabe" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "団子兵衛捕物帖 開けーごまの巻" . The National Film Center Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 14, 2017 .
^ Jonathan Clements (November 28, 2013). Anime: A History . Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781844578856 . Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "Kojiki Excerpts of the Iwato Open" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 11, 2017 .
^ "おんぶおばけ" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ "The One-Legged Cricket" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "黒いきこりと白いきこり" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ "The Legend of the Dragon" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "Fukusuke" . Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
^ "こねこのらくがき" . The National Film Center Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ "Korochan, the Little Bear" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ "Oldest TV Anime's Color Screenshots Posted" . Anime News Network . June 19, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2017 .
^ "Legend of the White Snake" . www.pelleas.net . January 7, 2004. Archived from the original on February 10, 2005. Retrieved May 22, 2017 .
^ "Kitty's Studio" . The National Film Center Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 9, 2017 .
^ "少年猿飛佐助" . Toei Animation . Archived from the original on June 12, 2004. Retrieved May 22, 2017 .
^ "The Sparrow in the Empty Pumpkin" . Japanese Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2017 .
^ Suzuki, Toshio (April 11, 2005). 映画道楽 [Movie Debauchery ] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Pia Corporation. pp. 60–69, 246–247. ISBN 978-4835615400 . Retrieved May 26, 2017 .
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