
The Flower and the Butterfly
1954-10-01 · 9 min · ★ 4.3
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.
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- Noburô Ôfuji
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- Japan
- Status
- Released
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