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Japanese Kamishibai Exhibition : Showcase II

List and Introduction of Works Displayed

Showcase II

Expedition of the Beloved Horse / 愛馬の出征 

Author: Hirano Tadashi

Artist: Oka Midori 

Date: 1939

Plot:  Aiba no Shussei, or the "Expedition of the Beloved Horse" tells a story of a young Japanese man who was recruited in the Japanese imperial army during World War II and went to battlefront. When he was injured and unable to move, his horse miraculously came to save him and carried him back to their garrison.