Oldest Japanese Hybrid Animation FoundDexigner, United States - June 26
The Japanese National Art Museum has announced that it has confirmed what it believes to be the oldest Japanese example of the mixture of animation and real photography on film. Kemuri Kusa Monogatari (The tale of the Smoke weed) was produced by Japanese animation pioneer Noburo Ofuji (1900-1961) in 1924
... The museum will show the 3-minute silent movie during its upcoming 'Japanese Animation Film History' exposition, starting on July 6th. ..
