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Nihon-ichi Momotaro - Recommendations
Alt title: Momotaro, Japan's No.1
If you're looking for anime similar to Nihon-ichi Momotaro, you might like these titles.
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Issun-boshi no Shusse
- Movie (1 ep x 1 min)
- 1929
Issun-boshi, a miniature boy, bids his parents farewell and floats down a river in a soup bowl with chopsticks for oars and a sewing needle for a sword. Now on a grand adventure, Issun-boshi meets a princess, battles a demon and saves the day!
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Reasons you might like Issun-boshi no Shusse...
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cassiesheepgirl says...
These two anime are some of the earliest examples of Japanese animation that both recount traditional fairytales about boys who are a bit different fighting demons and ogres.
Tairiki Taro no Mucha Shugyo
- Movie (1 ep x 2 min)
- 1928
Taro, a strong and powerful samurai, is lounging on a hillside when he’s suddenly assaulted by a large demon hand! From there, he must battle a variety of evil spirits with rocks, his fists, and whatever else is available – with even a bear by his side!
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Reasons you might like Tairiki Taro no Mucha Shugyo...
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cassiesheepgirl says...
Both of these early animations depict men battling with Japanese demons, so if you liked that in once, you may want to try the other.
Urashima Tarou (1931)
- Movie (1 ep x 1 min)
- 1931
One day, a kind fisherman saw a giant sea turtle being bullied by a pair of children. Out of empathy the fisherman pays the children and saves the turtle – but he’s no ordinary turtle! Soon after, the man embarks on a grand adventure under the sea, with the help of his newfound friend.
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Reasons you might like Urashima Tarou (1931)...
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cassiesheepgirl says...
Both Urashima Taro and Nihon-ichi Momotaro are old anime shorts based upon classic Japanese folktales, so if you hold more than a passing interest in fairytales form around the world, it's well worth checking out both of these.
Sanko to Tako: Hyakuman-ryo Chinsodo
- Movie (1 ep)
- 1933
One day, the lazy fisherman Sanko is presented with a map and a promise of treasure, so off he goes in search of fame and fortune. Sailing away on a boat through rocky seas, the man finally finds himself at the treasure – but what he finds there is not quite what he expected!
Gulliver Funtouki
- Movie (1 ep)
- 1950
Hinomaru Tarou: Musha Shugyou no Maki
- Movie (1 ep)
- 1936
Tengu Taiji
- Movie (1 ep)
- 1934
Suzume no Oyado
- Movie (1 ep)
- 1936
Izakaya no Ichiya
- Movie (1 ep)
- 1936
Issunboushi: Chibisuke Monogatari
- Movie (1 ep)
- 1935