Gakken Movies

A short puppet animation movie by Kazuhiko Watanabe.

A stop-motion adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's The Nightingale.

A stop-motion puppet animation adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's tale The Ugly Duckling.

A little girl tries to sell matches on a cold December night with no luck. To keep from freezing she lights one match and sees a wondrous vision...

Momotaro was born from a peach, raised by his grandfather and grandmother, and grew up to be a strong child. One day, he sets off on a journey to Onig...

A stop-motion adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen.

A puppet animation movie by Kazuhiko Watanabe.

A short animated film by from 1959.

During the summer, the grasshopper laughs at the ants who are gathering food. However, when winter comes, the grasshopper run out of food, and he refl...

A traditional Japanese fable telling of a kind old man, his avaricious wife and an injured sparrow. The story explores the effects of greed, friendshi...

A stop-motion puppet animation adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's Thumbelina.

An old man accidentally drops his rice ball for lunch into a rat hole. The happy sound of singing lures him into the hole, where he is welcomed with o...

Yamahiko, the younger brother, hunts in the mountains, and Umihiko, the older brother, fishes in the sea. One day, Yamahiko loses Umihiko's precious f...

A white elephant, adored by his friends, has a mother who is blind. One day, the white elephant is captured at the king's request. However, the king,...

Part of the series of films produced with cooperation of Japan's Central Council for Financial Services Information and Bank of Japan Public Relations...

A non-narrated glimpse of the sea's most unusual inhabitants. A musical score accompanies each creature and emphasizes its appearance, movements and u...

The preschooler Mako and the rabbit Pico learn what to watch out for when walking on the road. The work combines animation and live action to help you...

In order to buy rice cakes for New Year's, Grandpa went out in the snowy weather to sell the umbrellas. On his way home without selling any, he found...

Hikokazu is walking around selling watermelons when he meets Chuemon, a family retainer, in front of a castle. He was looking for someone with wisdom,...

The mayor of the animal village, Mr. Goat, has a big news. He says that a train will run through the animal village and the roads will be widened. Eve...