| Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka | |
|---|---|
 The typist and the main character. | |
| Kanji | 力と女の世の中 |
| Directed by | Kenzō Masaoka |
| Written by | Tadao Ikeda |
| Produced by | Shiro Kido |
| Music by | Masanori Imasawa |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka (力と女の世の中, lit. "Within the World of Power and Women" or "The World of Power and Women") is a 1933 anime short film by Kenzō Masaoka and the first Japanese anime of any type to feature voiceovers.[1][2][3] The film was released in black and white. There are no known prints of this film available, and it is considered a lost film.[2]
Chikara was listed as one of the "Best of Best" by the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival.[4]
- ^ Baricordi, Andrea (December 2000). Anime: A Guide to Japanese Animation (1958-1988). Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Protoculture Inc. p. 12. ISBN 2-9805759-0-9.
- ^ a b Sharp, Jasper (23 September 2004). "Pioneers of Japanese Animation". Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ^ Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha. 1993. ISBN 978-4-06-206489-7.
- ^ Ōguchi, Takayuki (September 2006). 前編：日本のアニメーション芸術年代史 ─アニメーション─ (in Japanese). Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2009.