Taizô Kawashima was nominated for an Academy Award for the war film released in what year?
Taizô Kawashima Taizô Kawashima is a Japanese production designer and art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film "Tora! Tora! Tora!".
Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei (桃太郎 海の神兵 , ""Momotarou: God Warriors of the Sea"" or ""Momotaro, Sacred Sailors"") is the first Japanese feature-length animated film. It was directed by Mitsuyo Seo, who was ordered to make a propaganda film for World War II by the Japanese Naval Ministry. Shochiku Moving Picture Laboratory shot the 74-minute film in 1944 and screened it on April 12, 1945. It is a sequel to "Momotarō no Umiwashi", a 37-minute film released in 1943 by the same director. It is in black and white.