In 1955 Tadahito Mochinaga was asked to create commercials for Asahi beer, which he created using stop-motion, followed by the 1956 short film "Beer Mukashi Mukashi" (Beer, those were the days...), created specifically for theatres. With the help of Kikachiro Kawamoto and Noburo Ofuji, this is the first animated short/commercial in stop-motion made for Japanese cinemas!
Genre: Animation
Stars:
Crew: Toshikazu Obata (Producer), Kiichi Inamura (Producer), Tadahito Mochinaga (Animation), Jiro Kishi (Cinematography), Noburô Ôfuji (Animation), Takao Suzuga (Lighting Artist)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Dentsu Eiga-sha, Ningyo Geijutsu Productions
Runtime: 12 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 05, 1956
IMDb: 7
Keywords:japan, narration, beer, u.s. navy, stop motion, ancient egypt, claymation, brewing, promotional film, short film