La casa di distribuzione nipponica "Digital-meme" ha recentemente pubblicato una raccolta inedita comprendente 55 rarissimi film d'animazione giapponese realizzati tra il 1928 e il 1936, in 4 DVD dal titolo "Japanese Anime Classic Collection" (tutti i dvd hanno sottotitoli in inglese).
Alcuni di questi film muti hanno una narrazione ex-novo grazie a Midori Sawato, mentre altri sono accompagnati dalle registrazioni originali dell'epoca in cui venivano proiettati al cinema (cioè con il grammofono).
breve spot sul cofanetto
http://www.digital-meme.com/images/Jp_A ... sic_HS.wmv
Giorni fa mi è arrivato il cofanetto dalla casa editrice giapponese.
A parte il prezzo (90 euro), la cosa che mi ha fatto un pò arrabbiare è l'aver pagato 26,50 euro alle poste per spese doganali (alla fine tutta Iva), ma questa pubblicazione mi aveva troppo incuriosito e così mi sono fatto questo regalo (e dire che mi trovavo a Tokyo il mese scorso e non ebbi modo di fare lì questo acquisto).
Peccato che l'acquisto non mi abbia lasciato soddisfatto del tutto...dvd 5 made in taiwan e stampa giapponese del box, ogni dvd contiene un foglietto con le sole informazioni tecniche senza nessun commento o analisi critica dei 55 corti d'animazione. Mi attendevo un booklet ricco di notizie ma niente.
Purtroppo le pellicole non sono state restaurate e alcune non hanno una buona qualità video; la cosa che più mi dispiace da spettatore è l'immagine non a tutto schermo ma solo al centro dello schermo, con le zone laterali e la parte inferiore del televisore che resta nero per la visualizzazione dei sottotitoli.
Non capisco il perchè...comunque i corti sono davvero interessanti e tutti da gustare, meritano di essere conosciuti da ogni amante dell'animazione.
Questo il contenuto del box:
DVD 1
Original Title / Translated Title Information
1 Tairiki Taro no Mucha Shugyo
Mighty Taro's Reckless Training 1928
Original Soundtrack
2 Nihon-ichi Momotaro
Momotaro the Undefeated 1928
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Drawings: Sanae Yamamoto
Music composition: Sadakazu Okano
3 Issun-boshi no Shusse
The Tiny One Makes It Big 1929
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Nakano Mangasha
4 Kuro Nyago
The Black Cat 1929
Record Talkie
Production Company: Chiyogami Eigasha
Producer, Director, Drawings: Noburo Ofuji
5 Kobu-tori
The Stolen Lump 1929
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Drawings: Yasuji Murata
Script & original story: Chuzo Aochi
Cinematograher: Yukikiyo Ueno
6 Taro-san no Kisha
Taro’s Toy Train 1929
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Drawings: Yasuji Murata
Script & original story: Chuzo Aochi
Cinematograher: Ueno Shooting
7 Komori
The Bat 1930
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Director and drawings: Yasuji Murata
Producer: Chuzo Aochi
8 Saru Masamune
The Monkey Sword Masamune 1930
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Drawings: Yasuji Murata
Script & original story: Chuzo Aochi
9 Mura Matsuri
Harvest Festival 1930
Record Talkie
Production Company: Chiyogami Eigasha
Producer, Director, Drawings: Ofuji Noburo
10 Urashima Taro
Taro Urashima 1931
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Nikkatsu
Producer: Manzo Miyashita
11 Oira no Yakyu
Our Baseball Match 1931
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Director and drawings: Yasuji Murata
Script & original story: Chuzo Aochi
12 Kokka Kimigayo
The National Anthem Kimigayo 1931
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Chiyogami Eigasha
Producer and Director: Ofuji Noburo
DVD 2
1 Dobutsu Sumo Taikai
Animal Sumo 1931
Original Soundtrack
2 Sora no Momotaro
Momotaro's Sky Adventure 1931
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Director and drawings: Yasuji Murata
Script & original story: Chuzo Aochi
Music accompaniment: Nihon Victor Orchestra
3 Cho no Sainan
The Unlucky Butterfly 1931
Sound: Talkie
4 Nezumi no Rusuban
Home Alone Mice 1931
Record Talkie
Production Company: Oishi Kosai Eiga
Producer and Director: Ikuo Oishi
5 Haru no Uta
Spring Song 1931 or 1932
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Chiyogami Eigasha
Producer: Noburo Ofuji
6 Umi no Momotaro
Momotaro's Underwater
Adventure 1932
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Script & original story: Chuzo Aochi
Drawings: Yasuji Murata
7 Oatari Sora no Entaku
The Plane Cabby's Lucky Day 1932
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Kyoryoku Eigasha
Director and drawings: Teizo Kato
Cinematography: Kiyoji Nishikura
8 Dankichi-jima no Olympic Taikai
Olympic Games on Dankichi
Island 1932
Original Soundtrack
9 Dobutsu-mura no Sports Day
Sports Day at Animal Village 1932
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Script & original story: Chuzo Aochi
Drawings: Yasuji Murata
10 Sanko to Tako: Hyakuman-ryo
Chinsodo
Sanko and the Octopus:
A Fight Over a Fortune 1933
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Drawings: Yasuji Murata
11 Hibari no Yadogae
The Larks' Moving Day 1933
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Director and drawings: Yasuji Murata
Script & original story: Chuzo Aochi?
12 Shojoji no Tanuki-bayashi
Belly Drum Dance at Shojoji
Temple Unknown
Record Talkie
Producer: Ikuo Oishi
Lyrics: Ujo Noguchi
Musical composition: Shinpei Nakayama
13 Norakuro Nitohei: Kyoren no
Maki/Enshu no Maki
Private 2nd Class Norakuro 1933
Benshi narration: Shuichi Makino
Director and drawings: Yasuji Murata
Script: Chuzo Aochi
Original story: Suiho Tagawa
DVD 3
1 Norakuro Gocho
Corporal Norakuro 1934
Benshi narration: Shuichi Makino
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Director and drawings: Yasuji Murata
Script: Chuzo Aochi
Original story: Suiho Tagawa
Music accompaniment: Colombia orchestra
Conductor: Ryozo Sugita
2 Dekobo no Jidosha Ryoko
Dekobo the Big Head's Road Trip Unknown
Record Talkie
3 Osaru no Sankichi: Totsugekitai
Sankichi the Monkey:
The Storm Troopers 1934
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Nihon Manga Film Kenkyujo
Distributor: Towa Shoji
Director and drawings: Mitsuyo Seo
Music composition: Tetsuo Nishigaki
Sound recording: Koichi Sugii
4 Tengu Taiji
Hyoei and Heibei's
Tengu Hunt 1934
Talkie
Production Company: Chiyogami Eigasha
Drawings: Noburo Ofuji
5 Issun-boshi: Chibisuke Monogatari
Tiny Chibisuke's Big Adventure 1935
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Asahi Busssan Goshi Gaisha Eigabu
Director and drawings: Mitsuyo Seo
Lyrics: Konami Iwatani
Musical composition: Torazo Tamura
6 Umi no Mizu wa Naze Karai
Why is the Sea Water Salty? 1935
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Drawings: Yasuji Murata
Original story: Chuzo Aochi
7 Ta-chan no Kaitei Ryoko
Ta-chan's Underwater Adventure 1935
Original Soundtrack
Director: Kenzo Masaoka
Drawings: Masao Kumakawa, Ryotaro Kuwata, Kawashima
Original story and music arrangement: Jiro Hitachi
Cinematography: Seiichi Harada
Musical accompaniment: Masaoka Eiga Music Department
Recording: J.O. Talkie Studio
8 Ninjutsu Hinotama Kozo: Edo no Maki
Ninja Fireball in Edo 1935
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Nittkatsu
(Kyoto Satsueijo Manga-bu)
Director: Yoshi Tanaka
Drawings: Shichima Sakai, Hiroro Nagahisa, Shunichi Funaki
Music: Yoshinobu Shiraki
9 Shojoji no Tanuki-bayashi Ban
Danemon (Benshi version)
Danemon's Monster Hunt at Shojoji
(Benshi version) 1935
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Script: Kazuhiro Masuda
Drawings: Yoshitaro Kataoka
10 Shojoji no Tanuki-bayashi Ban Danemon
(Original version)
Danemon's Monster Hunt at Shojoji
(Original version) 1935
Talkie
11 Hinomaru Hatanosuke: Bakemono-
Yashiki no Maki
Hatanosuke and the Haunted
House Unknown
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Original story: Kikuo Nakajima
12 Hinomaru Hatanosuke: Inazuma-gumi
Tobatsu no Maki
Hatanosuke Takes Down
the Inazuma Gang Unknown
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Original story: Kikuo Nakajima
13 Izakaya no Ichiya
Over a Drink 1936
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Director and drawings: Yasuji Murata
Original story: Junta Ima
Music composition: Masao Koga
Music arrangement & conductor: Ryozo Sugita
Music: Teichiku Orchestra
14 Osaru no Kantai
The Monkey Fleet 1936
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Original story: Hobun Ito
Script: Chuzo Aochi
Director and drawings: Manzo Miyashita
15 Ohisama to Kaeru
The Sun and the Frogs 1936
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Yokohama Cinema
Original story: Shozo Sugiyama
Script: Chuzo Aochi
Director and drawings: Manzo Miyashita
16 Suzume no Oyado
The Sparrows' Lodge 1936
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Oku Shokai
Distribution: Towa Shoji Eiga-bu
Director: Kenzo Masaoka
Drawings: Masao Kumagawa
DVD 4
1 Furudera no Obake-sodo
Taro's Monster Hunt 1936
Talkie
2 Hinomaru Taro: Musha Shugyo no Maki
Taro's Early Training Days 1936
Benshi narration: Shunsui Matsuda
Production Company: Sanko Shokai Eiga-bu
Drawings and cinematography: Hiromasa Suzuki
Drawings: Atsushi Suzuki
3 Mabo no Daikyoso
Mabo's Big Race 1936
Original Soundtrack
4 Mabo no Kinoshita Tokichiro
Mabo as Tokichiro Kinoshita 1938
Talkie
5 Oyoge ya Oyoge
Swim, Monkey, Swim! 1939
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Asahi Eiga Renmei
Original story: Bunzaburo Banno
Drawings: Ikuo Oishi
6 Kangaroo no Tanjobi
Baby Kangaroo's Birthday Surprise 1940
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Production Company: Nihon Eiga Kagaku Kenkyujo
Distribution: Fukuda Shokai
Original story: Ayako Kimura
Cinematography: Kakusan Kimura
Music: Eisaku Takemasa
Original drawings: Masao Kumagawa
Animation: Ryotaro Kuwata, Kenji Doi, Ko Okamoto, Sho Yoshimura
7 Osaru no Sankichi: Bokusen
Sankichi the Monkey:
The Air Combat 1942
Original Soundtrack
Production Company: Nihon Manga Film Kenkyujo
Director and drawings: Yoshitaro Kataoka
8 Kuma ni Kuwarenu Otoko
The Bear Dodger 1948
Talkie (Operetta)
Production Company: Sanko Eigasha
Drawings: Noburo Ofuji
9 Gulliver Funtoki
Gulliver's Great Activities 1950
Talkie
Production Company: Kindai Eigasha
Producer : Masao Tsukimura
Planning : National Tax Agency
Director: Tokio Kuroda
Cinematography: Shigeyuki Ozawa
10 Dobutsu-mura no Daisodo
The Animal Village in Trouble Unknown
Talkie
Drawings: Sanae Yamamoto
11 Boken Dankichi: Hyoryu no Maki
Dankichi on a Tropical Island Unknown
Original Soundtrack
Original story: Keizo Shimada
12 Norakuro Shoi: Nichiyobi no Kaijiken
2nd Lieutenant Norakuro
Sunday Magic Unknown
Benshi narration: Midori Sawato
Original story: Suiho Tagawa
13 Kaitei no Bokun
The Underwater Tyrant Unknown
Original Soundtrack
14 Ahiru no Otegara
The Duckling Saves the Day Unknown
Original Soundtrack