Manga eiga to tomo ni: Ko Yamamoto Sanae shi jihitsujiden yori
Recommendations including this Document
Recently it has become easier to research animation history due to theavailability of prewar and wartime animation online. But even so, there has notyet been sufficient research into the several decades between the beginning ofdomestic animation in 1917 through the establishment of Toei Doga in 1956.This list focuses on the period before Toei Doga’s establishment and presentsmemoirs and critical biographies about animation producers, as well as booksthat offer clues for a deeper understanding of their work.
Autobiography by Sanae Yamamoto (real name: Zenjiro Yamamoto), whostudied under Seitaro Kitayama. It is a unique memoir about a figure involved inJapanese animation from the earliest years through the establishment of ToeiDoga.