Eric. Amateur classic movie reviewer. UCI/UCSC. Gooner/LA Galaxy fan/Yank. Trekkie, M*A*S*Her, Peanuts fan. Voracious news reader and student of political science and public policy. Depression survivor. Not particularly in that order.
This is a classic movie blog concentrating on pre-1980s films, but newer ones appear too. My movie reviews tagged “My Movie Odyssey” are this blog’s beating heart and soul. Other interests will appear. #SaveTCM
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79 in x of animated feature film history
Release: Dec. 25th, 1959
Country: Japan
Director: 大工原章 (Akira Daikubara), 薮下 泰司 (Taiji Yabushita)
“A boy named Sasuke and his sister live alone in the mountains, with their many animal friends. One day, a fawn is captured by an eagle, and thrown into an eerie lake. The mother deer jumps into the lake to distract the huge salamander that lives in the water. Sasuke, carrying a sword in his mouth, dives into the lake. The gigantic salamander is actually a demon named Yakusha, who eats the mother deer and flees. Sasuke’s sister tells him that Yakusha had been turned into a salamander many years ago by a popular magician. Sasuke then seeks out this magician and trains under him to defeat the evil spirit.
Released as Toei Animation’s second theatrical anime, the film was released in theaters in North America on June 22, 1961 making it the second anime film to be released there after The Tale of the White Serpent. The film enjoyed considerable acclaim in both Japan and abroad.”