Japanicky is a 1928 Felix the Cat short produced by Pat Sullivan.
Plot[]
Felix, looking for entertainment, encounters a pair of Japanese sumo wrestlers at his job at a vaudeville show. After observing them for a while, the black cat considers himself clever enough to try a little jujitsu. First, a lamppost is conquered by the cat's new wrestling moves, and then a policeman chasing him meets the same fate. But when he spins a goat, Felix is thrown to Japan.
In this new land, Felix sees the need for chairs to cure Japanese knees, resulting from the Japanese sitting in a kneeling posture. The black cat uses the numeral four and various punctuation marks to design chairs for the long-suffering Japanese. They become so popular that the Emperor of Japan, seeing his subjects "sitting well," fears for the seat of government. He orders the royal executioner to start chasing Felix.
But Felix manages to escape by personifying all sorts of Japanese hieroglyphs. Realizing that his safety depends on the Mikado's goodwill, the black cat uses a carpet tack to illustrate the folly of sitting on the floor. He then replaces it with a chair and quickly wins the Mikado's friendship.
Trivia[]
- The short was re-released with sound by Copley Pictures