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title: 'Momotaro: Sacred Sailors (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mitsuyo Seo'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 74
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/momotaro-sacred-sailors-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142666/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Momotaro: Sacred Sailors (1945)

1945 · 74 min · Japan

Original title: 桃太郎 海の神兵

## Synopsis

Momotaro: Sacred Sailors  is the first Japanese feature-length animated film. It was directed by Mitsuyo Seo, who was ordered to make a propaganda film for World War II by the Japanese Naval Ministry. Shochiku Moving Picture Laboratory shot the 74-minute film in 1944 and screened it on 12 April 1945. It is a sequel to Momotarō no Umiwashi, a 37-minute film released in 1943 by the same director and also starring the traditional Momotarō character.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mitsuyo Seo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuyo-seo)
- **Screenplay:** [Mitsuyo Seo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuyo-seo)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mitsuyo Seo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuyo-seo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yūji Koseki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuji-koseki)

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