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Pioneers of Japaneses Animation: From Tekobo to Momotaro

Flower and Butterfly

Noburou OFUJI

Japan1954 9min 16mm Color

Synopsis

The personified White Butterfly, Red Butterfly and Yellow Butterfly are fluttering around in the spring sun. A small bird suddenly falls out of its nest, but the butterflies manage to save it. When a heavy rain starts to fall, and the butterflies ask the flowers for cover, the red rose offers help only to the Red Butterfly. An early color animation.

Diretor

Noburou OFUJI

Noburou Ofuji learned the art of animation from Smikatsu Kouchi. He took a great interest in developing various methods, such as applying chiyogami(colored paper with woodblock-printed patterns) in his works, and also making talkies and color films. Among his main works are The Golden Flower(1929), The Frog Musketeers(1933), Chinkoroheihei and the Treasure Box(1936), Dream of Snowing Night(1947), and Flower and Butterfly(1954).