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A Day in the Life of Chameko

4.9 7 mins Animation   Music   1931
Kyoryoku Eiga Seisaku-sha  
Director(s): Kiyoji Nishikura

Release Date: 26 Tue, May 1931

Based on a hit song by child star Hideko Hirai from 1929, this gem -- a real historical curiosity -- provides glimpses of 1930s popular culture through introducing the typical life of a bright, energetic young girl. It contains an early product placement (for Lion Toothpaste), educational content and newsreel footage of Japan’s first woman Olympic medalist, Kinue Hitomi.

Casts of A Day in the Life of Chameko

Hideko Hirai

as Chameko (voice)

Ruby Takai

as Mother (voice)

Teiichi Futamura

as Teacher (voice)

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