Noburô Ôfuji
Director · 31 credits · 2 in highly-rated films
Best known for Chinkoroheibei and the Treasure Box (1936)
Directed movies (30 total, ranked by score)
- 1
Chinkoroheibei and the Treasure Box
1936 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Animation
2Princess Katsura
1937 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Animation
3A Story of Tobacco
1926 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)
Animation
4Dream of a Snowy Night
1947 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Animation
5General of the Swamp
1933 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
Animation, Adventure
- 6
The Flower and the Butterfly
1954 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Animation
7The Black Cat
1929 · ★ 5.0 (12 votes)
Music, Animation
8At the Border Checkpoint
1930 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)
Animation
- 9
Burglars of "Baghdad" Castle
1926 · ★ 5.7 (6 votes)
Fantasy, Animation
10The Bear Dodger
1948 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Animation, Comedy, Drama
11Will Power
1931 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Animation
12Spider Silk
1946 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Animation
13Three Brave Frogs
1933 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)
Animation
14The Golden Flower
1929 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Animation
15The Story of the Monkey King
1926 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
- 16
Hyoei and Heibei's Tengu Hunt
1934 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
Comedy, Animation, Action
17The Phantom Ship
1956 · ★ 5.0 (7 votes)
Animation
18Kujira
1952 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)
Animation
19Spring Song
1931 · ★ 5.4 (8 votes)
Animation, Music
20A Ship of Oranges
1927 · ★ 4.0 (6 votes)
Animation
- 21
The Battle of the Malay Sea
1943 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Animation
22The National Anthem Kimigayo
1931 · ★ 4.1 (10 votes)
Animation
23The Village Festival
1930 · ★ 4.1 (7 votes)
Music, Animation
- 24
The Life of Buddha
1961
Drama, Animation
- 25
Dangobee Torimono Chou: Hirakeegoma no Maki
1952
Animation
26The Roots of Japanese Anime Until the End of WWII: 1930-1942
2008
Animation
- 27
Sitting Beneath the Cherry Blossoms
1924
- 28
Whale
1927
Animation
- 29
An Old Fool Edit
1924
30Chiyogami Manga: The Fate of the Dumplings
1937
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 7, 2026.