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Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (movie)

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Alternative title:
Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors
Momotarō: Umi no Shinpei (Japanese)
桃太郎 海の神兵 (Japanese)
Themes: military
Objectionable content: Intense 
User Ratings: 26 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: -
 Excellent: 3 votes (sub:2, raw:1)
 Very good: 3 votes (sub:2, raw:1)
 Good: 6 votes (sub:5, raw:1)
 Decent: 8 votes (sub:7, raw:1)
 So-so: 4 votes (dub:2, sub:2)
 Not really good: 1 vote (raw:1)
 Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 41 users, rank: #6835 (of 9581)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 6.462 (Decent+), std. dev.: 1.4736, rank: #5887 (of 9703)
Weighted mean: 6.653 (Good−), rank: #5071 (of 9703) (seen all: 6.75 / seen some: 6.00 / won't finish: 6.00)
Bayesian estimate: 6.942 (Good), rank: #3624 (of 7286)
Running time: 74 minutes
Vintage: 1944
Premiere date:
1945-04-12 (Japan)
2016-07-20 (Canada, Fantasia Festival)
2016-10-15 (UK, Scotland Loves Anime)
Official website:
桃太郎 海の神兵 @ Shochiku Home Video (Japanese)
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 2
Review:
Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (May 10, 2017)
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Further May Anime Screenings at BFI Southbank (Mar 27, 2018)
Anime Limited Date Changes (Feb 8, 2018)
Anime Limited Schedule Updates (Nov 7, 2017)
Anime Screenings in Bristol (Nov 6, 2017)
Anime Limited Delays (Sep 27, 2017)
Anime Limited Q4 Titles Listed on Amazon (Aug 20, 2017)
Anime Limited Updates (Jul 21, 2017)
Anime Limited and Funimation Q3 Schedule (Jun 25, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 7-13 (May 9, 2017)
Early Anime Screenings in London (Nov 29, 2016)
Edinburgh Scotland Loves Anime Tickets Available (Sep 9, 2016)
2016 Scotland Loves Anime Line-Up Announced (Sep 1, 2016)
Anime Limited Updates (Aug 21, 2016)
Montreal's Fantasia Int'l Film Festival to Screen Pigtails, Momotaro Anime; Terraformars, The Top Secret Live-Action Films (Jul 7, 2016)
Anime Limited Updates (May 31, 2016)
Funimation Licenses WWII-Era Anime Film Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (May 31, 2016)
Anime Limited Updates from MCM London Comic Con (Updated 3) (May 29, 2016)
2016 Scotland Loves Anime Line-Up Announced (Sep 6, 2015)
Anime Included in Barbican Animation Show (Jun 18, 2011)
Kitaro Films, WWII Anime to Play at Locarno Film Fest (Jul 31, 2008)
1st Anime Features among 53 Classics to Run in Montreal (Feb 19, 2008)
Press Releases:
Funimation Entertainment Acquires Exclusive Rights to the First Japanese Feature-Length Anime Film "Momotaro, Sacred Sailors" (Jun 1, 2016)
Early Japanese Animation (1931-1963) - Aug 8-12 on Network Awesome (Aug 9, 2011)
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WWII-Era Anime Momotaro: Sacred Sailors to Screen at MIT (Apr 6, 2017)
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Momotaro, Sacred Sailors (Sub.Blu-ray + DVD) 2017-05-09 (from $35.07)
Blu-ray (Region B)
    Momotaro, Sacred Sailors [UK] (Sub.Blu-ray + DVD) 2017-06-26

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
(none)
Japanese companies
Distributor: Shochiku
Production: Shouchiku Douga Kenkyuusho
English staff
English companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Screen Anime (United Kingdom and Ireland; January 2021)
Licensed by:
Anime Limited (UK & Ireland)
FUNimation Entertainment
English cast
(none)

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