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I realise the debate is still going on Wind Rises so please continue in that front but as it's the 3rd we're now technically onto Momotaro: Sacred Sailors.

Obviously this film cannot be detached from its time and purpose which was an actual WWII propaganda film to teach children Japan is right to want to rule other nations (and said nations should want to be ruled by Japan) and that they'd be winning the war any day now. Neither of which were true.

I never thought I'd be watching this a second time to be honest. It is what it is. Today it's a curiosity worth preserving as a part of history. It weirdly feels like it owes a lot to the early 20s and 30s animations of the west with the personified animals and the constant motion and bobbing of the characters. Also the fact it's a musical though I will say the alphabet song goes on far too long! Given how nicey nice most of it is the brutality at the end is pretty shocking to watch.

It's also an oddity of the writing that the titular Momotaro doesnt appear for the first 26 mins and then barely does anything until the final 5 mins where he somehow ends the war through being stubborn.

<blockquote data-quote="WMD" data-source="post: 584427" data-attributes="member: 5366">I realise the debate is still going on Wind Rises so please continue in that front but as it's the 3rd we're now technically onto Momotaro: Sacred Sailors.Obviously this film cannot be detached from its time and purpose which was an actual WWII propaganda film to teach children Japan is right to want to rule other nations (and said nations should want to be ruled by Japan) and that they'd be winning the war any day now. Neither of which were true.I never thought I'd be watching this a second time to be honest. It is what it is. Today it's a curiosity worth preserving as a part of history. It weirdly feels like it owes a lot to the early 20s and 30s animations of the west with the personified animals and the constant motion and bobbing of the characters. Also the fact it's a musical though I will say the alphabet song goes on far too long! Given how nicey nice most of it is the brutality at the end is pretty shocking to watch.It's also an oddity of the writing that the titular Momotaro doesnt appear for the first 26 mins and then barely does anything until the final 5 mins where he somehow ends the war through being stubborn.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WMD, post: 584427, member: 5366"] I realise the debate is still going on Wind Rises so please continue in that front but as it's the 3rd we're now technically onto [B]Momotaro: Sacred Sailors.[/B] Obviously this film cannot be detached from its time and purpose which was an actual WWII propaganda film to teach children Japan is right to want to rule other nations (and said nations should want to be ruled by Japan) and that they'd be winning the war any day now. Neither of which were true. I never thought I'd be watching this a second time to be honest. It is what it is. Today it's a curiosity worth preserving as a part of history. It weirdly feels like it owes a lot to the early 20s and 30s animations of the west with the personified animals and the constant motion and bobbing of the characters. Also the fact it's a musical though I will say the alphabet song goes on far too long! Given how nicey nice most of it is the brutality at the end is pretty shocking to watch. It's also an oddity of the writing that the titular Momotaro doesnt appear for the first 26 mins and then barely does anything until the final 5 mins where he somehow ends the war through being stubborn. [/QUOTE]