Saturday, November 30, 2019

Kyoikusenga Ubasuteyama

Kyoikusenga Ubasuteyama is a 1925 Japanese animated short film about a feudal lord who hates the elderly and so decides to exile each person once they reach their 60th birthday. On the island where they are sent there is a predatory bird that eats them. One young man tries to save his mother from her fate. (click the little CC in the bottom right corner of the video for English intertitles.)

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  1. CJ Kennedy4:07 AM

    A Logan's Run ahead of its time.

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  2. Tom4:58 AM

    ...Kyoikusenga Ubasuteyama, now that quite a tongue twister!

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  3. My name is Erika.6:08 AM

    That's such a big name. Those Japanese translation words can be huge. I also cringed at the idea of 60 being elderly. Eeeks. Happy last day of November. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:22 AM

      I couldn't find a Wikipedia entry for it or a page that listed it under an English translation *sigh*

      I started thinking of myself as a "senior" at 50 when I got my AARP card ;) I'd always heard "young adult" went to 35 or so, and "middle age" ended at 50. I got used to the idea of "old" before I ever hit 60 lol

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  4. Valerie-Jael10:42 AM

    OMG, I must be ancient....Valerie

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  5. Bleubeard and Elizabeth10:05 PM

    I also thought of Logan's Run when I read the synopsis. I once heard 35 was considered MIDDLE AGE. It really shocked me when I heard that.

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    1. Divers and Sundry10:50 AM

      In the United Methodist Church when they divide adult ministries by age: 18-35 is young adult and senior ministries begin somewhere between 50 and 65 depending on the church. So, yes 35 is middle age lol I decided to embrace it and use the maid/mother/crone names so that "middle age" had a more positive outlook :)

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