1926 / Short / cutout

The Thief of Baguda Castle

Name: The Thief of Baguda Castle
Released: 1926

Japan

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StudioJiyu Eiga Kenkyusho

Year1926

Format familyShort

Techniquecutout

Overview

Debut film of Noburo Ofuji. made with chiyogami (patterned paper) cutout technique. Studio later became Chiyogami Eigasha (1927). ~38 min. only 14 min survive. Source: Japanese Animated Film Classics.

Cast & crew (1)

Cast and crew credited on The Thief of Baguda Castle
Person	Role	Department	Source
Noburo Ofuji	director; animator	direction	Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org high confidence Details Sole creator; cut and animated the chiyogami paper figures himself.

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