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Tokio Jokio
Cartoon
Tokio Jokio is a 1943 Looney Tunes propaganda short directed by Norman McCabe. The cartoon is notorious and controversial for its racist depictions of Japanese people.
Movie Info
Directed by: Cpl. Norman McCabe
Story by: Don Christensen
Produced by: Leon Schlesinger
Starring: Mel Blanc
Music by: Carl W. Stalling
Animation by: I. Ellis
Color process: Black and white
Production company: Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date: May 15, 1943
Running time: 7 minutes
Language: English
Country: United States
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