Mr. Plastimime

Tora-chan and Miike are working on the side of a tuna steamship and manage to run afoul of the short-tempered captain. But the captain makes plenty...

Tora-chan and Miike and playing while their big sister prepares for her wedding. Just then a letter arrives; it's from Grandfather, who writes that...

Three girls seeking to have their fortunes told invite a witch over. When the girls' father offends the witch, she puts a hex on him and his matches.

Lotte Reiniger's interpretation of Grimm's recorded version of Aschenputtel (Cinderella) from 1922.

A chef comes into the kitchen and throws a lot of rags on the floor: he then casts a spell over them, and immediately they take the form of human...

The clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for...

A legless seller of matches falls asleep and dreams of matches performing tricks in stop-motion animation in this trick film from 1910.

Lotte Reiniger applies her charming cutout animation technique to this early advertisement for the Nivea skin care company.

A space occupies it, awaiting to be unlocked by a freeing action or notion. What lies ahead is its determination.

A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams about the songbird and its mate, and comes to realize that birds are not meant to be captive.

The Country Rat visits his friend the Town Rat, but finds that life in the great metropolis is rather too hectic (and dangerous - there's a live cat...

A jilted husband takes his revenge by filming his wife and her lover and showing the result at the local cinema.