Osekisho Episode 1 Discussion

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May 2, 2019 4:33 PM

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worst Noburo Ofuji's film I've seen.

edit:Mura Matsuri is worse than this one.

3/10

WashmaButtMay 8, 2019 3:25 AM

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May 7, 2019 10:40 PM

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That was wild honestly

"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD"

Oct 2, 2019 5:57 PM

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Yea this wasn't Ofuji's best work. Was that an animal rape scene? Story was incoherent, really hard to tell what was going on, I imagine some accompaniment went with the original that tied it together. 3/10 from me

Jul 26, 2021 9:39 AM

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NoDakSmack said:
Yea this wasn't Ofuji's best work. Was that an animal rape scene? Story was incoherent, really hard to tell what was going on, I imagine some accompaniment went with the original that tied it together. 3/10 from me

There was a sound reel that went along with this, I believe it was lost. Here's what the story is for those interested:

When sparrows twitter and crows caw, the morning comes. This is a major border checkpoint in the Hakone mountains which attracts many groups of traveling entertainers from Mishima and Odawara. When the declaration is heard that "No one can go through this great border checkpoint without a pass," everyone without a steady job cringes as they do not have passes. Then, a nice official appears saying that anyone who can demonstrate their entertainment may pass through the border checkpoint. First, a monkey starts dancing, then a dog joins in, but that becomes a boxing match, which then gradually turns into dancing again. Finally, they dance the tango together. The above was created by supplementing missing parts with references to the outline of the story described in Kinema Junpo (キネマ旬報) and Eiga Kyoiku (映画教育). Next, a magician from China makes eight toy soldiers sing and dance to the song, "March of the Toys." At the end, the magician takes out a musical instrument like a guitar and sings "Tokyo March." As the music progresses, officials at the border checkpoint start dancing in joyful high spirits. The music goes over the mountain, reaches the ear of a rabbit, enters the burrow of a raccoon dog, and then even a bear starts dancing. In the middle of the dancing, an arms trader suddenly jumps in and starts a quarrel. A free-for-all breaks out, and the rabbit and raccoon dogs are killed, the bear and a horse are killed and their heads end up on each other’s bodies. Frightened by this big uproar, the officials say, "Just go through the checkpoint!" Everyone leaves in both directions singing a piece of the god of wealth song as cherry blossoms fall.

Sep 7, 2022 4:17 AM

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So, apparently the 8-minute short that we all watched is the second reel of the actual film. The first reel was lost, which, along with the missing sound, explains why this seems like an absolute incoherent mess.

Dec 2, 2022 3:05 AM

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Even in its vastly incomplete existent state, I am of the opinion that it is one of Noburo Ofuji's finest chiyogami efforts and am glad to have been able to bear witness to its truly epic sword fight. (It also contains one of the cutest couples in all of anime.)

Dec 18, 2022 1:49 PM

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Oh so the first half is lost no wonder I was so confused about this anime LOL

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May 20, 2023 2:22 AM

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Ofuji's use of patterns were as amazing as always, but god damn, that horse scene left me shocked... At least it isnt as bad as... some of the other stuff I have scene in current day media... Anyway here are two of the songs mentioned by JAFC (which was then mentioned by the AnimeWatcherMan above) that were supposed to be played with the animation....

I wasnt sure which "Tokyo Match" was used... hell I dont know if there are multiple, but I assumed it was this one as t was only one year apart from the release of the animation and was popular for its time. 250k copies!?

Also this is what I got from trying to compile the numbers written: 76543211358531-1551551232 5(1-sec hold) 5654343212 3(1-sec hold) 1551551232 5(1-sec hold) 5654343267 1(1 sec). I am pretty sure this was supposed to be played as it was similar to an octave or something (I have no knowledge in music).

AlarokiMay 20, 2023 2:26 AM

Aug 4, 2023 12:51 PM

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What were those animals doing to those men near the end??????????????

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What were those animals doing to those men near the end??????????????

@IDontKnowWhatTPl You'll learn about those activities when you grow up!
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Shame that this is mostly lost. Would be cool to see another one of Ōfuji's chiyogami-works, and an early one with sound at that.

"He isn't dead, San. He is here with us now, telling us, it's time for both of us to live."
"And slowly... You come to realize..."
"They come without asking, and then they leave just the same.
But once you meet them, even if nobody ever knows it, that encounter will change your life for the better."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzMYcUty6s

Feb 13, 3:07 PM

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@Aegidrom That horse was really on some freak shit

Feb 13, 9:52 PM

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