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Director: Yasuji Murata
Release Date: January 31, 1933
Rating: ★★★★
Review:
In ‘The Larks’ Moving Day’ we follow a family of anthropomorphized larks who live in a cornfield.
The owner of the cornfield plans to harvest, but first asks his neighbors, then his relatives to help him. Father lark isn’t impressed: as long as the farmer keeps asking others, he will not harvest, and thus their home will not be in peril. Only when the farmer exclaims ‘we’ll do it ourselves’, the lark family moves from the field to a safer area. Thus father lark’s moral to the audience is ‘You can’t do a job, until you stop relying on others and do it yourself’.
This silent film is one of Murata’s more enjoyable films, as his elegant drawing style is on full display. The animation, too, is superb, even if it’s limited. The short shows once again that Murata was the undisputed leader in the field.
Watch ‘The Larks’ Moving Day’ yourself and tell me what you think:
‘The Larks’ Moving Day’ is available on the DVD-box set ‘Japanese Anime Classic Collection’
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