Bob Kuwahara

Bob Kuwahara

From Wikipedia: Japanese-born American animator best known for his work with Walt Disney and Terrytoons between the 1930s and 1960s. Kuwahara was born in Tokyo on August 12, 1901, and his family moved to the United States in 1910, where he graduated from Los Angeles Polytechnic High School in 1921. After high school he attended the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles until 1928. In 1929 Kuwahara moved to New York City to work as a commercial artist, but the stock market crash later that year forced him to return to Los Angeles. In 1932 Kuwahara began working as an animator and writer for Walt Disney, where he had a hand in shorts like Thru the Mirror and the Academy Award-nominated Who Killed Cock Robin?, as well as the feature-length film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In 1937 Kuwahara went to work for MGM, but later spent three years in the Heart Mountain internment camp during World War II. In 1945 Kuwahara and his family moved to Larchmont, New York where he wrote and drew a comic strip called Miki for five years before low circulation forced him to drop the strip. In 1950 Kuwahara returned to animation, signing on with Paul Terry's Terrytoons studio, and stayed with the studio following CBS' purchase of the studio in 1955. In 1959 Kuwahara wrote and directed the first of 14 Hashimoto-san theatrical shorts, for which he is probably best remembered today. Production of these shorts continued until 1963, after which time they were incorporated into CBS' The Hector Heathcote Show. During the same period Kuwahara was also a director for the popular Deputy Dawg series. Kuwahara's final TV series was 1965's syndicated The Astronut Show.

  • Popularity : 0.914
  • Known For : Visual Effects
  • Birthday : 1901-08-12
  • Place of Birth : Tokyo, Japan
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Bob Kuwahara Movies

  • 1936
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    More Kittens

    More Kittens

    5.5 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    Thru the Mirror

    Thru the Mirror

    7.2 1936 HD

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  • 1970
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    Martian Moochers

    Martian Moochers

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1962
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    Big Chief No Treaty

    Big Chief No Treaty

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1961
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    Sappy New Year

    Sappy New Year

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    Foofle's Train Ride

    Foofle's Train Ride

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1957
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    It's a Living

    It's a Living

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Invisibeam

    The Invisibeam

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1962
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    Honorable Paint in the Neck

    Honorable Paint in the Neck

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1963
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    Obnoxious Obie

    Obnoxious Obie

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Fox Hunt

    The Fox Hunt

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1962
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    Honorable Family Problem

    Honorable Family Problem

    1 1962 HD

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    Where There's Smoke

    Where There's Smoke

    7 1962 HD

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  • 1933
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    Father Noah's Ark

    Father Noah's Ark

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Lullaby Land

    Lullaby Land

    5.8 1933 HD

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  • 1934
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    The Hot Choc-late Soldiers

    The Hot Choc-late Soldiers

    5.4 1934 HD

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  • 1934
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    Mickey's Steam Roller

    Mickey's Steam Roller

    6.4 1934 HD

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  • 1936
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    Three Little Wolves

    Three Little Wolves

    6.613 1936 HD

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  • 1936
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    Toby Tortoise Returns

    Toby Tortoise Returns

    6.1 1936 HD

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  • 1964
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    Hokey Home Movies

    Hokey Home Movies

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1957
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    Topsy TV

    Topsy TV

    1 1957 HD

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    Gag Buster

    Gag Buster

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1936
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    Three Little Wolves

    Three Little Wolves

    6.613 1936 HD

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  • 1963
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    Pearl Crazy

    Pearl Crazy

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Cherry Blossom Festival

    Cherry Blossom Festival

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Tea House Mouse

    Tea House Mouse

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1971
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    Oscar's Birthday Present

    Oscar's Birthday Present

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1962
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    Loyal Royalty

    Loyal Royalty

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1963
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    Spooky-Yaki

    Spooky-Yaki

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1957
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    Gaston Is Here

    Gaston Is Here

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1958
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    Gaston's Baby

    Gaston's Baby

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    Gaston, Go Home

    Gaston, Go Home

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1959
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    Hashimoto-San

    Hashimoto-San

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    Hashimoto-San

    Hashimoto-San

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1966
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    Champion Chump

    Champion Chump

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Cowardly Watchdog

    The Cowardly Watchdog

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1964
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    Search For Misery

    Search For Misery

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1963
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    A Bell for Philadelphia

    A Bell for Philadelphia

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1939
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    Jitterbug Follies

    Jitterbug Follies

    3.8 1939 HD

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  • 1939
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    Jitterbug Follies

    Jitterbug Follies

    3.8 1939 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Square Planet

    The Square Planet

    1 1963 HD

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