Beer, those were the days

Beer, those were the days

12 mins | Animation | July 5, 1956

In 1955 Tadahito Mochinaga was asked to create commercials for Asahi beer, which he created using stop-motion, followed by the 1956 short film "Beer Mukashi Mukashi" (Beer, those were the days...), created specifically for theatres. With the help of Kikachiro Kawamoto and Noburo Ofuji, this is the first animated short/commercial in stop-motion made for Japanese cinemas!

Beer, those were the days

12 mins | Animation | July 5, 1956

Beer, those were the days
In 1955 Tadahito Mochinaga was asked to create commercials for Asahi beer, which he created using stop-motion, followed by the 1956 short film "Beer Mukashi Mukashi" (Beer, those were the days...), created specifically for theatres. With the help of Kikachiro Kawamoto and Noburo Ofuji, this is the first animated short/commercial in stop-motion made for Japanese cinemas!
Producers Dentsu Eiga-sha, Ningyo Geijutsu Productions
Original title Bîru mukashi mukashi
Directors Tadashi Iizawa, Tadahito Mochinaga
Writers Tadashi Iizawa

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