Hogaraka Sonchou-san
ほがらか村長さん
A music video for the cheerful song "Hogaraka Sonchou-san" (The Cheerful Village Chief) by Akiyoshi Sera and the NHK Tokyo Jidou Gasshoudan. It was produced by Otogi Production and broadcast as part of NHK's long-running Minna no Uta program, which showcases short musical segments. The video likely depicted a lively village chief and his daily life, matching the song's upbeat tone.
Today, the video is considered lost media. No known copies or recordings of the original broadcast have survived, making it a piece of early anime history that exists only in memory and documentation. Its disappearance highlights the fragility of early television works.
