In 1985, veteran Japanese animators signed a petition to support the Japanese Communist Party (JCP).

1985. Japan's veteran animators opposed the State Secrets Act and called for the abolition of nuclear weapons. As a result, they signed the Japanese Communist Party's Leap Forward.

Flyer Illustration: Tsutomu Shibayama (top), Osamu Kobayashi (bottom)

main supporter:

芝山努　Tsutomu Shibayama　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7245

小林治　Osamu Kobayashi　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=106092

村野守美　Moribi Murano　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=62033

河内日出夫 Hideo Kawauchi　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=36586

近藤喜文　Yoshifumi Kondo　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1541

金田伊功　Yoshinori Kanada　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1734

須田裕美子　Yumiko Suda　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=29608

椛島義夫　Yoshio Kabashima　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5422

福富博　Hiroshi Fukutomi　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2181

中村英一　Eiichi Nakamura　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=19384

竹内留吉　Tomekichi Takeuchi　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=19812

出崎哲　Tetsu Dezaki　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=11271

保田道世　Michiyo Yasuda　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1700

尾形治敏　Harutoshi Ogata　https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4751　*He is the film editor of "Shojo Tsubaki".

and Hiroshi Harada.　

others

*The Japanese Communist Party celebrated its 100th anniversary last year. (Official https://www.jcp.or.jp/english/)

Because of their opposition to the war, they were oppressed by the Japanese government and police before and during the war, and some people, like Takiji Kobayashi, were tortured to death by the police.

Although it is often misunderstood, the JCP has no relationship with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union or the Communist Party of China, and rather takes the position of criticizing the dictatorship. (https://www.jcp.or.jp/english/jcpcc/blog/2022/09/jcp100-year.html)

The party of scientific socialism that independently studies the complete literature of Marx and Engels.

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