Otogi Taro (1908)

Japan,
35mm film, black and white
silent

A short Japanese fantasy film made by Yokota Shokai.

Plot Summary

A fisherman is taken to the undersea kingdom of the Dragon King, falls asleep and wakes up 300 years in the future.

References

Books

  • Carnal Curses, Disfigured Dreams: Japanese Horror & Bizarre Cinema 1898-1949 by Kagami Jigoku Kobayashi p.7