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1. The Quack Infantry Troop (あひる陸戰隊)

The conflict between ducklings and frogs escalates into war. However, a lightning strike makes the fighters realize the trivial nature of their battle.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

2. Arichan the Ant (アリチャン)

Arichan the Ant finds a violin in a sandbox and keeps it. However, realizing how important it is to its owner, he returns it to her.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

3. Beer, those were the days (Bîru mukashi mukashi)

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" , 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!

It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.

4. Fuku-chan's Submarine (Fuku-chan no Sensuikan)

Fuku-chan was one of the most popular newspaper comic strip boy-characters in Japan at the time. The film portrays a submarine attack on an enemy cargo ship. Though this, too, was to boost patriotism, Japanese children particularly enjoyed the scenes in which the kitchen crew cooked in the submarine kitchen. Released in November of the same year, the food shortage was quite serious in Japan, and the abundant food supply in the submarine kitchen -- vegetables, fruit, fish, rice, and more which were already luxury items in Japan at the time -- was prepared into various dishes along with a merry, rhythmic song.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

5. Sankichi and Osayo: A Genroku Romance (元禄恋模様 三吉とおさよ)

When a samurai witnesses a dancing maiden being kidnapped by ruffians, he rescues the poor damsel and takes her to the spring flower dance.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

6. Crab Temple Omen (蟹満寺縁起)

An early silhouette animated film by Hidehiko Okuda, Hakusan Kimura and Tomu Uchida. The original story is a Buddhist tale of a young lady who saved a crab from being eaten, and was later saved from danger by the same crab.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.

7. The Magic Pen (Mahou no Pen)

A western occupation propaganda film in which a boy repairs a western style doll that comes to life and uses a magic pen to rebuild his bleak and war torn world into a happy place resembling western civilization.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

8. The Battle of the Malay Sea (マレー沖海戦)

A war propaganda film by Oofuji Noburou.

It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.

9. For the Kingdom (Mikuni no Tame Ni)

Short patriotic war short film by Hakusan Kimura.

10. Ola Nā Iwi: Hāloa (Ola Nā Iwi: Hāloa)

Haloa tells the story of how the first Hawaiian came to be and how the Hawaiian peoples bond is forever linked to the Kalo plant, the Aina , and the Kanaka . Haloa is produced by Twiddle Productions in Honolulu Hawaii, and is brought to life with a unique blend of animation, Hawaiian chants, and Hawaiian language.

11. Muku no Ki no Hanashi (ムクの木の話)

Short animated film from 1947

It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.

12. Madame Butterfly's Illusion (お蝶夫人の幻想)

Butterfly, a faithful Japanese wife, waits patiently in Nagasaki for the return of her American husband, Pinkerton. She sees the Stars and Stripes fluttering atop an approaching ship and rightly surmises that Pinkerton is onboard. However, the feckless foreigner is arriving in the company of his "real" Caucasian wife, causing the heartbroken Butterfly to commit suicide. This masterpiece of Japanese silhouette animation makes the best of its source material.

It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.

13. Osaru no Tairyou (Osaru no Tairyou)

Short animated film by Yasuji Murata

14. Three Little Bears (三匹の小熊さん)

A story of three little bears going on an adventure to find the lost little duck.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

15. Tekusuke Monogatari (Tekusuke Monogatari)

Short animated film by Mitsuyo Seo

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

16. The Talking Bird (Con sáo biết nói)

A Vietnamese short anti-American propaganda animation.

17. I See You (I See You)

An abandoned house is for sale, but it is said to be haunted. But the cleaner, hired to completely clean the house, is not deterred. But her confidence slowly begins to crumble when inexplicable things start to happen...

18. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter… and Spring (İlkbahar, Yaz, Sonbahar, Kış... ve İlkbahar)

Lonely Tree is about to lose all hope in the war Man initiated against Nature.

19. Self Service (Self Service)

Hungry mosquitos, in search of a meal, find that fruit, flowers and other such fare doesn't satisfy. One enterprising bug hits the jackpot - a human! However, the victim vigorously resists joining the food chain, causing a number of winged casualties. The little buggers wait until the man falls asleep, then set up a number of enterprises: cafes, bars, filling stations, all serving blood. Things are going well, but then the mosquito Cosa Nostra moves in, and ramp production into high gear.

It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.