Sea Palace (1927)

  • NR
  • 04/01/1927 (JP)
  • Fantasy
  • 9m

Overview

Before Masaoka Kenzō became one of Japan’s main animation pioneers, he directed two live-action featurettes full of special effects, both considered lost. Until this abridged version of the children’s fairy tale Sea Palace was found, now restored by the Kobe Planet Film Archive with the support of IFFR. A sensation for animation lovers.

Kenzô Masaoka

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Asako Yoshino's headshot

Asako Yoshino

Sea Princess
Reijiro Misaki's headshot

Reijiro Misaki

Young Fisherman
Hitoshi Sasaki's headshot

Hitoshi Sasaki

Blackbeard

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