Beer, those were the days (1956)

07/05/1956 (JP) • Animation • 12m

animation short

Overview

In 1955 Tadahito Mochinaga was asked to create commercials for Asahi beer, which he created using stop-motion, followed by the 1956 short film "Beer Mukashi Mukashi" (Beer, those were the days...), created specifically for theatres. With the help of Kikachiro Kawamoto and Noburo Ofuji, this is the first animated short/commercial in stop-motion made for Japanese cinemas!

Beer, those were the days (1956)

07/05/1956 (JP) • 12m

Animation

animation short

Overview

In 1955 Tadahito Mochinaga was asked to create commercials for Asahi beer, which he created using stop-motion, followed by the 1956 short film "Beer Mukashi Mukashi" (Beer, those were the days...), created specifically for theatres. With the help of Kikachiro Kawamoto and Noburo Ofuji, this is the first animated short/commercial in stop-motion made for Japanese cinemas!

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

japan

narration

beer

u.s. navy

stop motion

ancient egypt

claymation

brewing

promotional film

short film

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