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Oldest Japanese Hybrid Animation Found
Date: 6/25/2004
The Japanese National Art Museum has announced that it has confirmed what it believes to be the oldest Japanese example of the mixture of animation and real photography on film. Kemuri Kusa Monogatari (The tale of the Smoke weed) was produced by Japanese animation pioneer Noburo Ofuji (1900-1961) in 1924.
Source: Anime News Network