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“Fisherman Urashima Taro saves a turtle and is rewarded with a visit to an underwater castle.”
Taro Urashima
浦島太郎
4.56
14,594 rank · 2,599 viewers · 1 favorites
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Synopsis
Fisherman Urashima Taro saves a turtle and is rewarded with a visit to an underwater castle.
Urashima Taro is based on a well-known Japanese folk tale about an honest fisherman who is invited to an underwater castle after saving a sea turtle on a beach from bullies. (Source: forum.bcdb.com)
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Derived from 4 sampled reviews
4.3
/10
What 4 viewers settled on.
33%
recommend
Score distribution
median 3.5
mode 2
σ 2.49
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.49 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 2.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.75
Running avg · Apr 2012 → Apr 2017
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Honestly I thought that this anime was very good! I loved the music that went with it and I also loved the visuals! Even though it was all black and white! A Well spent minute of my life! I also...”
- 2 “Well, it's time for another short that comes from the beginning of animation in Japan. The animation really isn't that great; I'd say it's about middling compared to the other works of the era. I'm...”
- 2 “Important Information to know in regard to this anime. There are three versions. The most confusion for this anime lies between 1918 and 1931 versions. If the version you are watching has a...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 25%
Long · 25%
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A Movie Production
- Format 1 × 1′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 01m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1931 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-4306 catalog