Yasuji Murata was a pioneering animator who helped develop the art of anime in Japan. Studying the animation techniques of Sanae Yamamoto, Murata produced dozens of mostly educational films at the Yokohama Cinema studio featuring such characters as Momotarō and Norakuro.
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The Lump
The Monkey Sword Masamune
Taro's Toy Train
Yasuji Murata's Monkey and the Crabs
Taiiku day
The Blossom Man
Umi no Momotaro
Momotaro's Sky Adventure
A Wolf is a Wolf
The Octopus' Bone
The Animal Olympics
Two Worlds
My Ski Trip
Animated Revue: Spring
Tonpei and Sarukichi
The Donkey
Electrical Telegraphy, Electric Bells and Telephones
The Cat Purr Dance
Kamishibai Kintaro
At the Circus
The Donkey
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Yasuji Murata was a pioneering animator who helped develop the art of anime in Japan. Studying the animation techniques of Sanae Yamamoto, Murata produced dozens of mostly educational films at the Yokohama Cinema studio featuring such characters as Momotarō and Norakuro. Along with Noburō Ōfuji, he was renowned as a master of cutout animation. Among his students were such animators as Yoshitarō Kataoka.
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