Chimney Sweep Pero (1930)

overview : An anti-war tale of the chimney sweep, Peroo , who led his country to victory by using "Eggs from Soldiers". He makes a triumphant return to his hometown, but the way is lined with rubble, corpses, and brand new grave markers.. Approximately 20,000 frames of shadow puppet animation produced independently by "Doeisha", which is organized by 10 amateurs, mainly Doshisha University students.

Release Date : Apr 13, 1930

Runtime : 23m

Genre : Animation  

Companies : Prokino

Countries : Japan

Keywords : war context, children's story, puppet animation