《二戰結束前的日本動畫之根》是一部由日本地区于2008年出品的动画类电影。该片由现代著名作家担任编剧，Mitsuyo Seo、 Kenzo Masaoka、 Noburo Ofuji、 Yasuji Murata、 Yoshitaro Kataoka亲自指导拍摄。主要演员包括未知等日本著名影星。
A rare glimpse of early Japanese sound anime and prewar Japanese culture, The Roots of Japanese Anime features the masterworks of such pioneers of Japanese animation as Noburo Ofuji, Yasuji Murata, and Kenzo Masaoka, in addition to Mitsuyo Seo’s Momotaro’s Sea Eagle, the notorious war cartoon billed as Japan’s first feature anime. These movies represent the brilliance and variety of anime, ranging from beautiful Japanese paper animation to powerful multiplane cel cartoons. They also evoke the fascinating complexity of Japan, a nation that is then both marching towards war, enlisting kids in militarist nationali*, yet also delighting in a mixture of modern popular culture, ancient folk tales, irreverent comedy, and the everyday life of prewar Japanese children.