Momotaro, Sacred Sailors
1945, Japanese. Directed by Mitsuyo Seo.
The first Japanese feature-length animated film. It was directed by Mitsuyo Seo, who was ordered to make a propaganda film for the war by the Japanese Naval Ministry. Shochiku Moving Picture Laboratory shot the 74-minute film in 1944 and screened it on April 12, 1945. It is a sequel to Momotarō no Umiwashi, a 37-minute film released in 1943 by the same director. It is black and white. The whole movie also depicts the Japanese "liberation of Asia", as proclaimed by the Government at the time. Seo tried to give dreams to children, as well as to instill the hope for peace, with hidden movie's hints of dreams and hopes, under the appearance of war propaganda.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- PG-13
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- Released
- 12 March 1945
- Original title
- 桃太郎 海の神兵
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Mitsuyo Seo
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Momotaro, Sacred Sailors runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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Momotaro, Sacred Sailors isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 March 1945. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Momotaro, Sacred Sailors?
Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (1945) was directed by Mitsuyo Seo.