Chimney Sweep Pero

Chimney Sweep Pero (1930)

煙突屋ペロー

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.

Date of release
1930-04-13
Runtime
23m
Genres
Animation
Director
Yoshitsugu Tanaka

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