Issunboushi: Chibisuke Monogatari
- Format
- MOVIE
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Genres
- Action
Dreaming of rising up in the world, Chibisuke the little bonze travels to the city, where he becomes a retainer to a Cabinet minister, who takes a liking to Chibisuke who dances for him in his palm. One day, Chibisuke is accompanying a princess to Shimizu when a mountain devil attacks her. Chibisuke makes numerous surprise attacks on the devil before finally overcoming him, and using a horn of plenty left behind by the devil, he ends up a strapping young man.
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Released in 1974, Issunboushi: Chibisuke Monogatari is an animated feature film produced by the Japanese studio Toei Animation. The production adapts the classic Japanese folktale of Issun-boushi, or the 'One-Inch Boy,' a story about a tiny, thumb-sized hero who leaves his rural home to find his fortune in the capital. The film fits within the post-war trend of Japanese animation studios adapting traditional folklore to establish a distinct cultural identity in the global film market.
The film was directed by Yugo Serikawa, a veteran animator who brought a traditional approach to the character designs. Serikawa and his team aimed to emphasize the whimsical nature of the source material, utilizing the limitations of 1970s cel animation to highlight the scale disparity between the protagonist and his environment. Upon its release, it was regarded as a charming if modest entry in the studio's broader catalog of children's films, serving as a pedagogical tool to introduce younger audiences to historical Japanese narratives.
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