Yasuji Murata: The Droll Fantasist
Murata was a rare animator that followed Winsor McCay’s lead: he conveyed his fantastic tales in a rather droll, dry manner.
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Brazil: Animated Beginnings
This article is on three individuals who had long lasting impact on Brazil’s early animation – most of their films unavailable, lost or locked away in the archives.
Victor Bergdahl, Kapten Grogg and Other Strange Creatures
Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo inspired cartoonists world wide. Victor Bergdahl was one of those bitten by the animation bug.
Sanae Yamamoto: Cartooning In The Wild
He directed the 1960s feature known here as “Gulliver’s Travels Beyond The Moon”. But his unknown early work, back in the 30s and 40s, is brilliant!
Mysterious Master: Hakuzan Kimura
Like most early animators, Hakuzan Kimura came from a background of graphic work within the movie industry; in his case, advertising posters.
Soyuzmultfilm 1960s: Fairy Tales For Adults
Soyuzmultfilm, the largest animation studio in Russia, is best known for its fairy tale animation. Less familiar are its cartoons produced for adult audiences which were anti-capitalist civic propaganda.
Soyuzmultfilm: The Fun Years
Those of us who are Baby Boomers are possibly acquainted with Russian animation without knowing it. Those elaborate, sober, drowsy cartoons with stereotyped casts of sly wolves and foxes, vulnerable…
Superkatt: His Story
Editor’s Note: Milton Knight returns to Cartoon Research today to shed light on one of his favorite comic book series and its artist creator, Dan Gordon – an animator who…
Toons of the Orient 3: East Steals West
Probably because their films were unlikely to be seen in America, 1930s Japanese animators of the 1930s freely “borrowed” drawings and characters from American sources. Sometimes Popeye or Mickey Mouse…
The Shock Of The New
Motion picture visuals worldwide underwent a transformation with the emergence of the popular styles of Art Deco and Art Moderne. Art Deco held sway during the 1920s and early 1930s;…
