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A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.

In a coastal town in the south of Thailand, a giant ape nicknamed King Kong terrorizes villagers and abducts a local girl to a forest, prompting a frantic rescue mission by the town sheriff and a fugitive bandit. Tamone Prai is an example of a regional film made by an amateur filmmaker that was popular in Thailand in the 1950s. Thamrong Rujanaphand shot the 16mm film in the south of Thailand, a predominantly Muslim region with Malay ancestry. The film has a simple, almost naive storyline typical of homemade movies of those days and features scenes that are as humorous as they are likely to raise eyebrows of present-day audiences. However, it also captures the authentic vibe and scenery of Thailand's south. The film's central attraction is the giant ape nicknamed King Kong, clearly inspired by the classic film of that title. Thamrong was also an amateur taxidermist, and his skill in creating stuffed creatures was obviously utilised in the film.

Big Fatty and Little Fatty are a pair of twins. Because they look almost identical, grandma often mistook them, but the two brothers have different personalities. One day, the two brothers started to do their homework after breakfast. When Fatty was concentrating on solving problems, Fatty planned to kick a ball and slipped out while Fatty was not paying attention.

Memory of My Country

This engaging documentary focuses on a group of ‘studying mothers’ who decide to involve themselves in the civic politics of a provincial town, Kunitachi.

A short movie based on the children's story by Momoko Ishii.

Early Shaw Brothers Cantonese musical

Chun-hyang is the daughter of a gisaeng, and Mong-ryong, the son of a nobleman. The love story which overcomes hierarchical barriers gave a vicarious thrill to the lower classes of the Joseon period, which had been a strictly hierarchical society.

Marine biological documentary

Fifteen years before Monty Python’s Flying Circus, Richie anticipated the animation of Terry Gilliam in this early 8mm film. He cut up Life magazine and animated the clippings through clever use of strings and editing. These “Four American Fables” offer up a slicing critique of gender and 1950s consumerism.

The Tone River flows from the Mikuni Mountains through the Kanto Plain. The film follows its path from its source to Choshi and into the Pacific Ocean, documenting the lifestyles and industries along its banks and the history of its management.

A man named Jin-gu, fleeing Seoul after accidentally committing murder while defending himself, is torn between escaping with his lover, Jeong-ae, and his growing entanglement in a criminal conspiracy. After a series of dangerous encounters and close calls with the police, Jin-gu desperately seeks Jeong-ae, only to find her being tailed by detectives. As their attempts to reunite are continuously thwarted, Jin-gu's journey reflects not only his personal guilt but also the tragic fate of those, like Jeong-ae, caught in circumstances beyond their control. In the end, Jin-gu faces the consequences of his actions, while Jeong-ae silently endures the weight of their doomed love.

Little Black Sambo was screened at the first Vancouver International Film Festival in 1958, and won the Best Film award in the Films for Children section.

On a highland with beautiful scenery, there lived some small animals. They had a good friend named Xiao Tie Zhu.

A platoon commander gets the order to destroy the enemy's command center within three hours. However, the headquarter is located in an overcrowded orphanage.

Kitten Miaomiao and Mimi are a pair of siblings with opposite personalities, one is hardworking and obedient, and the other is playful and lazy. When the sun came out, mother wanted them to get up, and Miaomiao got up, but Mimi had to stay in bed.

"Central Meteorological Observatory Instruction: Weather School" is a short film that explains weather in an easy-to-understand way for children, with animation production subcontracted to Nippon Animation (now Toei Animation).

The puppet animation won the Silver Award at the 2nd Bucharest International Puppet Film Festival in Romania.

A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.

The rural bully, Uncle Yan, has one wife and five concubines, but he still has a weak wife. The Feng Shui master pointed out that farmer Chen Dashun's fields are prosperous with children and grandchildren, so Uncle Yan used both soft and hard tactics to seize Dashun's fields. Uncle Yan wanted to marry his sixth concubine, but when he learned that Dashun's daughter Guiying was pretty, he forced her to marry.

A whale swallows women and men.

Haneda’s debut as full director, made after four years spent as an assistant, is set in a farming village in Shiga Prefecture (east of Kyoto). The film depicts the traditional architecture, lifestyles and customs of the village, its agricultural and domestic labour, but its central focus, as with many of Iwanami’s early films, is on education.

In this tale an ant and a pigeon help each other. Third remake of the Ari to Hato.

Film about a ghost ship. There is no dialogue, just music and a choir.

An early color animation which uses the color to help tell the story. Three butterflies save a bird that falls out of it's nest during a rainstorm. The butterflies decide to ask the flowers for cover, but the red rose will only help the red butterfly since they are the same color.

An animated black-and-white short by Noburô Ôfuji.

Third film in the festival trilogy

Minister Min Yeong-hwan (Kim Dong-won) fears that Korea will cease to exist if the Japanese continue to gain power. He advises King Gojong (Lee Ryong), to expand the army and reform the education system.

A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.

On Songkran Day in Phra Khanong Sub-district, during which young people were participating in the festivities. But in the corner, Mak and Nak, the beautiful girls of the Prakanong field, were in love with each other on the straw.. Make an appointment for sure that young people get married in the ninth month, with the condition that the village headman helps to be a matchmaker to arrange for him to fall in love with Nak.

The clear record of a zoo's daily workings and the hardships of zookeepers.

Disguised as a man, Hua Mulan takes her father's place in the army. After stopping a conflict between officers, she helps lead the army to victory against external enemies. After twelve years of service, Mulan returns home in triumph, revealing her true identity as a woman.

The beautiful girl Cinterrier (like the terrier version of Cinderella), was proposed to by many dogs. Who finally got her heart?

8mm film by Hideo Hamada

War film about the attack of Wuling Bridge during the Korean war. This was the original version made as a military educational film, later remade as a standard drama Qi Xi (奇袭, 1960) for the general release.

The Na-khi people of Yunnan demonstrate the ritual dance for the propitiation of suicide, expressly for Rock to film. The ceremony features dancers moving around an altar containing paper dolls representing suicides and doing ritual battle with demons. Title cards explain the steps of the ceremony. Produced in 1954 using footage filmed by Rock in 1928.

Military educational film on the training of fighting against the enemy with bayonets.

Part two of the films based on Louis Cha's novel "Sword Stained with Royal Blood."