The Spider and the Tulip

Kumo to Churippu

A woodland fairy tale very much in the spirit of Disney‘s «Silly Symphonies». Though it appears to be an innocuous story of a ladybug being harassed by a spider, the spider’s blackened minstrel face makes him an unmistakable proxy for the US. This is 1943, after all, and the Pacific War is in its full fury.

  • DirectorKenzo Masaoka
  • CountryJP
  • Production year1943
  • Duration16 min
  • Language (subtitles)Japanese / English
  • Age rating18