“Tooichi's grandfather recounts how discovering Western lamps transformed their traditional Japanese town.”
Ojiisan no Lamp
おぢいさんのランプ
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Synopsis
Tooichi's grandfather recounts how discovering Western lamps transformed their traditional Japanese town.
When a young boy named Tooichi stumbles upon an old lamp in his grandfather's shed, he mistakes it for a toy and takes it outside to play. When his grandfather discovers this, he reprimands the boy and begins recounting the story behind the artifact—of how a small, traditional Japanese town became Westernized. In his youth, Tooichi's grandfather, Minosuke, made a living by doing errands and chores for the townspeople. After one errand takes him to a nearby town, he witnesses Western lamps—a technology unfamiliar to him—light up the streets, igniting a spark in the young boy. From that moment on, lamps became Minosuke's passion and profession, changing his and the townspeople's lives forever.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
What 15 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.36 · some divergence
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
↓ 1.40
Running avg · Apr 2011 → Jan 2026
- 7 “This is a short animation for a young animator training project but it actually turns out to be pretty good. The part that got me the most is definitely the part where the light bulb is invented...”
- 8 “Really nice story from eye a side look on technological advances from the commoner eye. It is standard that development of technology is bringing us ease and a better life, but sometimes this...”
- 7 “This short excels at telling a deeply human story with well-paced character development that makes the protagonist's journey easy to empathize with. While the tone occasionally leans into being...”
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Telecom Animation Film.- Format 1 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 24m all episodes
- Aired Mar 2011 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-6218 catalog