Ubasuteyama

Ubatseyama- The Mountain Where Old Women Are Abandoned
An old silent film about a village where old people are exiled since the Lord does not like them.
Story~ 8
The story is very good. The main character disobeys the Lord's command to give up old people for exile by hiding his mother. The role this mother plays is integral to the story, which I will explain a little later; this is something the Lord and his subjects all seem to lack. The main character loves his mother dearly, which is another symbol for the respect younger people should have for the elderly. The story challenged the mythical/folklore-ish ... Ubasute, where the elderly were left out on mountains or in forests to die.
Art~ 10
For an anime from 1925, it certainly does have outstanding art. In certain frames, you can even see the paint strokes individually, showing the intimate detail that went into producing this anime. Sure certain frames are reused, but that is to be expected from the early decades of animation. The art does not come in the way of figuring out the story at all. It is easily discernible that this anime had a higher budget than many other anime from this era.
Sound~ 5 (0)
This is a silent film so the score should be 0. However, if I rated it a 1, it would look like I am saying the sound was Pathetic, by mal's rating. The anime simply has no sound. It can't be either good nor bad.
Character~ 8
Every character is symbolic. They all represent something that the original story was trying to portray for it's audience. The wise mother is a symbol for the wisdom that people gain over the years; anybody could have done what she did, but the only problem was that she was the only one that escaped persecution. The son represents veneration to the wise, for he would not be here, were it not for her (including physically, which is a nice way the original story tied this in). The Lord is a symbol for the popular public; whatever they decide becomes the status quo. There are many variations of this story with other characters.
Enjoyment~ 10
I enjoyed this anime a lot. It is one of my favorite anime from this time period, since I did not expect such advanced story-telling and plot development from such an old anime. In just 10 minutes, I was left with an amazing story about the importance of wisdom. I even tried to solve the puzzles myself, and was astounded at their answers. There is something special about finding a really old anime like this with an actual story that flows well, and not just some random scenes put together because they have to adapt so much content in a couple minute long video. It is long enough to get it's point across, while still being really high quality for its time.
Overall~ 9
I probably spent more time on this review than on the actual anime, but it is worth checking out for fans of really old anime, or for people who want to try something from this age of black and white silent cartoons. Some of these anime can be harder to decipher what is going on, and many are adaptations of Japanese folklore that only someone with intimate knowledge of this aspect of their culture would understand. This particular anime is very easy to follow and understand, while also being very symbolic. Ubasuteyama is a great watch overall.

Rate a 6
English Subtitled

Story
The anime had a nice life lesson on viewing. Everyone sees something in some light. That is perfectly fine but if there is something that is done rather rashly because of this then it is not right. For with everything in life there is a purpose even if it is small. To be able to grasp this message means to be the story and art was done well. The introduction was done perfectly from a story telling point of view. As for the conclusion another good job for it was a result was made based on the introduction. Alas, the ... conclusion was not the most just in my opinion but it was kind hearted.

Art
-Blurry and way too bright.
-black and white

Sound
silent film

Character
Not singular or mass character based. More symbolic if anything. Like Rosa parks is a perfect symbolic example for this anime.

Enjoyment
A nice life lesson to kids not to hate.

Story: The Story for this anime was very good. I enjoyed it alot and it told an amazing moral. The only problem I have was that there was no character growth (more on that in Character).

Art: Amazing. I loved it. It was very traditionalist to old Japanese art which was popular at the time.

Sound: N/A no sound

Character: The characters were pretty static honestly. The only person who learned a valueable lesson was the antagonist, but we didnt even see him much often or get any background on who he is and why he is like that.

Enjoyment: For it being one of the oldest anime ... created, I really enjoyed it.

Overall 9/10

This is probably the best looking anime from back in the day. The animation is smooth, geurgus. The effects are quit amazing too. The characters are wuit likable, and as stated before, really beautifully animated. Sadly there's agin no sound, which is a bit of step back from the Usagi to Kame, whivh at least had singing in it. The story is shor, but quit easy to follow, might be based or Fairytail, but I might be wrong. It really is a hidden gem. So if you have the oportunity to find it online I do recomend to watch it. And there also is a ... bit of a grusome scene, but thankfully not too graphic. Now I don't know if the aniem was a basic for live action film, which name i forgot, but the story is quiet similar. Also love the transition animation.