Urashima Tarou (supposed title)

It was another great, sure it wasn't perfect, compared to other older animes the animation was a bit janky, not as smooth as the first two in the history of anime. Story sadly does not exsist, but kinda is expecet in old ones. Also no sound as per usuač. The character is good, and the background is good, just as I said janky animation, not a smooth one. But its nice to see hand drawn, and it is beatifully hand drawn, but again the execution could be better. But the entertaining value is there and that's what matter. I would recomend to give it a ... watch, and the animation really dosen't ruin the experience.

English Version: Unfortunately there are people who still confuse this 1918 animation with other versions, but it is easy to find the original version that has only 1 minute
It's kind of confusing because it's 1 minute, but you can easily understand the story
The art is black and white (which is common in old films) and sometimes blinks and there are flashes of light that leave everything white, except that it is good for the time
And it plays a nice little song to listen to and very beautiful
The characters are seen in a rush for having 1 minute, the short shows very well the kindness of ... the boy
And this is what I think about Urashima Tarou
Goodbye!

Versão em Português: Infelizmente tem pessoas que confundem ainda essa animação de 1918 com outras versões, mas é fácil achar a versão original que possui apenas 1 minuto
É meio confusa por ser de 1 minuto, mesmo assim deu pra entender a história facilmente
A arte é preto e branco ( oque é comum em filmes antigos) e as vezes pisca e tem uns flashes de luz que deixa tudo branco, tirando isso é boa para época
E toca uma musiquinha boa de se ouvir e muito bonita
Os personagens são vistos de forma corrida por ter 1 minuto, o curta mostra muito bem a bondade do menino
E foi isso que eu acho sobre Urashima Tarou
Tchau!

Ready to be confused? Okay!
A common issue with early film (not just Japanese animation) is that you'll find more than one version of the same concept, named the same thing. This is especially true with famous fairy tales or stories, or with really successful films that other studios will rip off. Urashima Taro is considered a classic Japanese fable, and there are a lot of versions. This particular version is tinted pink and lasts a minute and 40 seconds (You can find it legally and for free here: https://animation.filmarchives.jp/en/works/view/72126

If that wasn't bad enough for discourse, it gets worse! For years, THIS film was thought to ... be a film made in 1918 by Seitaro Kitayama, but recently, it was discovered in a magazine from that time, that this isn't the same Urashima Taro as that Urashima Taro! So this film now lacks a director, a year (the entry is wrong, the year this film came out is unconfirmed) a studio or even a confirmed name!

All that said, this mystery movie is not very good, even if the timeframe is relatively correct. The oldest surviving narrative anime (Namakura Gatana) has far better gags and visual expression. As an adaptation of the story of Urashima Taro, it does a pretty poor job of conveying what that tale was all about, completely cutting out the man's kindness towards the turtle, his interactions with the Sea Princess or the nature of his final fate. The story is so famous in Japan that it didn't need to show everything to be comprehended, but this is just about the laziest way to tell this story. The strongest point I can give it is the cute depiction of sea life, which is mildly interesting.

This film isn't really worth your time, doubly so because it lacks cultural context almost completely (so watching it "for the history" is practically irrelevant). Do yourself a favor and look up an english translation of the original fairy tale (it should take less than 5 minutes to read) and you'll have a much better experience, and frame of reference for an aspect of Japanese culture. Skippable.