
The Flower and the Butterfly
1954, Japanese. Directed by Noburô Ôfuji.
An early color animation which uses the color to help tell the story. Three butterflies save a bird that falls out of it's nest during a rainstorm. The butterflies decide to ask the flowers for cover, but the red rose will only help the red butterfly since they are the same color.
- Runtime
- 0h 9m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 October 1954
- Original title
- 花と蝶
- Country
- Japan
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The Flower and the Butterfly runs 9 minutes (0h 9m).
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The Flower and the Butterfly isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1954. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Flower and the Butterfly?
The Flower and the Butterfly (1954) was directed by Noburô Ôfuji.