The Spider and the Tulip (1943)
16m
Running Time
April 15, 1943Release Date
The Spider and the Tulip (1943)
16m
Running Time
April 15, 1943Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A ladybird is being chased by a black-faced spider.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ryōtarō Kuwata
Animation
Kenzô Masaoka
Director
Masao Kumagawa
Animation
Michiko Yokoyama
Writer
Saburô Yamamoto
Animation
Ryutaro Hirota
Composer
Kenji Doi
Animation
Details.
Release DateApril 15, 1943
Original Nameくもとちゅうりっぷ
StatusReleased
Running Time16m
Content RatingPG-13
Genres
Wiki.
Kumo to Tulip (くもとちゅうりっぷ, Kumo to Chūrippu, lit. "Spider and Tulip") is a short animated Japanese film made in 1943 by Kenzo Masaoka. It is a story about a ladybug being chased by a black-faced spider. The spider catches the ladybug, but then it rains, the spider drowns, and the ladybug is freed by a friendly fly.
In 2001, the Japanese magazine Animage elected Kumo to Tulip one of the greatest anime productions of all time.The short-film was screened at Locarno Film Festival and at Barbican Centre's Barbican Animation Show.