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Yasuji Murata (村田安司, Murata Yasuji, 24 January 1896,
Yokohama,
Japan – 2 November 1966) was a pioneering
animator who helped develop the art of
anime in Japan. Studying the animation techniques of
Sanae Yamamoto,
[1] Murata produced dozens of mostly
educational films at the
Yokohama Cinema studio featuring such characters as
Momotarō and
Norakuro. Along with
Noburō Ōfuji, he was renowned as a master of
cutout animation.
[2] Among his students were such animators as
Yoshitarō Kataoka.
Selected filmography
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Taro's Train (1929) Tarō-san no kisha
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At The Circus (1931)
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Monkey and the Crabs (1927)
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The Ugly Duckling (1932)
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Private Norakuro in Boot Camp (1933)
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Corporal Norakuro (1934)
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Momotaro in the Sky (1931)
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Momotaro under the Sea (1932)
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