
Directing
Tadahito Mochinaga
1919 · Tokyo
17 films
Bio
Tadahito "Tad" Mochinaga was a pioneer Japanese stop-motion animator. Having done many stop motion films/shorts in Japan, he is best known as the animator for Rankin/Bass' "Animagic" productions at his MOM Studio in Tokyo throughout the 1960s. He did this work in association with American director Arthur Rankin, Jr. who wrote and designed the productions before sending them to Japan for animation.
Filmography

Mad Monster Party?
Cinematography
Fushigi na Taiko
Director
Uriko-hime to Amanojaku
Director

Willy McBean & His Magic Machine
Animation Supervisor
Bunbuku Chagama
Director
Ou-sama ni Natta Kitsune
Director
Little Black Sambo versus the Tiger
Director
The Stolen Lump
Director

The Dream to Be an Emperor
Cinematography

Thank You, Kitty
Director
Go-hiki no Kozaru-tachi
Director

Kitty Goes Fishing
Director