Synopsis
Taro, together with his rabbit and monkey, embarks on a sea voyage only to drift to a remote island. Taro saves a native from a lion, discovers a gold mine on the island, and together with the natives, builds a factory to work the gold. Japan, poor in mineral resources, had been searching for minerals in the southern islands since before the war, which also was one of the causes of the World War ¥±. A propaganda animation on the importance of finding mineral resources.