Archive for the ‘Anime Firsts’ Category
Japan On Fire 33: The White Snake Enchantress
July 18th, 2020 | 
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Japanese studio Toei makes the first feature anime in colour and turn to Chinese folklore for their supernatural, romantic tale. In this episode we therefore examine 1958’s The White Snake Enchantress (also known as Panda And The Magic Serpent). With Kenny B and Paul Fox of the East Screen West Screen podcast.
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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/production background
18m 32s – Legend Of The White Snake story summary
22m 48s – Media adapations
40m 23s – The White Snake Enchantress review
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Japan On Fire 32: Momotaro – Sacred Sailors
It’s the first feature length anime out of Japan, it’s got singing animals… and it’s a war propaganda movie. With Kenny B and Paul Fox of the East Screen West Screen podcast.
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Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/Momotaro – Sacred Sailors background.
30m 06s – Momotaro – Sacred Sailors review.
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The Podcast On Fire Network aims to provide a large, continually expanding overview of Asian cinema. On the flagshow Podcast On Fire, the big guns out of Hong Kong cinema gets a spotlight through discussion and review while the remainder of the network shows gives you insight into Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese cinema and the history of adult oriented Hong Kong cinema!