Japanese animated puppet film. Hanako, a little girl who loves flowers, makes a drawing of a mechanical mole which would cultivate flowers. The scientists mistake it for an order to construct such a device, and build a team of robot moles.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009223
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films
Animation → Animated films - Japan
Childrens Films → Children 0-6
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - Japan
Childrens Films → Puppet films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Robots
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)