''Tiger Child'' ( ja, 虎の仔 ''Tora no ko'') was the first

IMAX IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating. Graeme F ...

movie ever made. It was directed by Canadian filmmaker

Donald Brittain Donald Code Brittain, (June 10, 1928 – July 21, 1989) was a film director and producer with the National Film Board of Canada. Career ''Fields of Sacrifice'' (1964) is considered Brittain's first major film as director. His other notable ...

and produced by

Roman Kroitor Roman Kroitor (December 12, 1926 – September 17, 2012) was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as an early practitioner of ''cinéma vérité'', as co-founder of IMAX, and as creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic animation system. H ...

and

Kichi Ichikawa Kichi may refer to: Places in Iran Variously spelled Kichi, Ki Chi or Keychi ( fa, كيچي): * Keychi, Isfahan * Kichi, Jabal, Isfahan County Other * José María González Santos (born 1975), Spanish politician nicknamed "Kichi" * Kichi (fo ...

. It premiered at

Expo '70 The or Expo 70 was a world's fair held in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan between March 15 and September 13, 1970. Its theme was "Progress and Harmony for Mankind." In Japanese, Expo '70 is often referred to as . It was the first world's fair ...

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at the Fuji Group Pavilion.

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* * 1970 films IMAX short films Films directed by Donald Brittain 1970 in Japan Japanese short films World's fair films Expo '70 1970 short films 1970s Japanese films {{1970s-Japan-film-stub