Kobu-tori

Mystery

A short puppet animation from 1958 by Tadahito Mochinaga.

Based on the tale Kobutori-jiisan about an honest old man who encounters a band of tengu, mythical bird-like creatures making merry and joins their dancing. They liked his dancing so much that they removed an unsightly lump from the side of his face.

The film consists of a series of cartoon images on fifty frames of a celluloid strip and lasts three seconds at sixteen frames per second. It depicts a young boy in a sailor suit who writes the kanji characters "活動写真" (katsudou shashin, or "moving picture"), then turns towards the viewer, removes his hat, and offers a salute. The fragment was discovered in 2005, having been purchased with a private collection in Kyoto. The film was likely created between 1905 and 1911. If so, the film may be the oldest known piece of animation from Japan. (Source: Wikipedia)

Supernatural

Short film where the hero Hatanosuke battles ghosts and monsters in a haunted house.

Comedy

A samurai buys a dull sword from a merchant. He is quickly defeated by his intended victims due to his cheap sword and clumsiness. (Source: IMDB)