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Release Date:
January 1, 1960
Original Title:
二匹のサンマ(白黒版)
Alternate Titles:
Nihiki no sanma
Two Fishes
Two Pikes
Genres:
Animation
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 22
The original black and white version that tells the story of a man and a woman who go by raft to a remote desert island with chickens and a dog. At first, it is a kind of paradise for them. They farm and fish following the same routine every day, feasting on grilled sanma that they roast out in the open. One day, their harmony gets interrupted by a mustachioed scientist on a raft powered by an abused pig. This unwanted visitor constructs a robot which begins the process of industrialization on the island. The couple are disgruntled but decide to put up with the man and his technology.
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