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į ãčįŠčĒ
1
Movie
Finished Airing
1926
The oldest recovered film by Noburou Oofuji that combines paper cutout animation with live action shots. In front of a girl with the traditional Japanese hairstyle, a small man on a desk says, "women descended from tobacco." The girl laughs at him and traps him under a glass. The angry man puffs on a cigarette in a pipe and blows smoke at the girl. The girl takes the cigarette from the man and puts it under her book. When the man threatens her with a gun, the girl throws the cigarette into the yard. The man becomes really angry and tries to shoot her, but the gun does not fire. In the end, the man starts telling her about the beginning of tobacco. (Source: animation.filmarchives.jp)
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Rate a 6 English Subtitled Story Not what i thought it would be. I was expecting more of comical spin on cigarettes history. However, what i got instead was more gag and hardly anything historical. There are far too many questions that arrived from this skit. Such as what is the relationship between the two main characters? What story did the male have to offer? what was his reasoning for thinking of his comparison in the beginning? All of which makes me think if this was purely meant for cheap laughs or required some in-depth thinking? Art Animation/character design surprised me. The cutout animation blend with live action shot workedout wonderfully. Although there was a scene or two that did not make sense. Such as a 2 or so second frame clip of a 'woman' who doesn't appear later on. Also, shortly before her appearance the animation seemed to pause/skip. Similar transition if you recall skips to either records or cds. Overall: Comedy is apparent. While the story is not meant for sustainable plot the whole show is worth a 3 minute watch. Given how it was probably the first of its kind for this particular art style.