Seitaro Kitayama

Biography

Seitarō Kitayama was an early Japanese animation director whose work includes the first examples of commercial production of anime. Kitayama was referred to as one of the fathers of anime by Yoshirō Irie, a researcher at Japan's National Film Center.

Filmography

Release date: 5/20/1917

The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab

Role(s): Director

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Release date: 3/1/1918

Momotaro

Role(s): Director

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Release date: 8/26/1917

Old Man Hanasaka

Role(s): Director

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Release date: 5/20/1917

The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab

Role(s): Animation

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Release date: 5/20/1917

The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab

Role(s): Conceptual Design

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