

Aesop's Fables
1983-03-13 · 61 min · ★ 6.6
Aesop is a trouble-making young boy who finds himself in another world filled with creatures he never believed to exist, such as fairies and talking donkeys. He sets off to find a way back to the normal world. On his journey he befriends many classical creatures from well-known fables and encounters many trials, each teaching him a valuable lesson.
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- Directors
- Norio Hikone
- Production companies
- Toei Animation
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Hiroshi OtakeChuchu
Junpei TakiguchiBarrow
Keiko HanPitchi
Minori Matsushimala Mère d'Esope
Masashi Amenomori
Noriko Tsukase
Joji Yanami
Kaneto Shiozawa
Fuyumi Shiraishi
Ichiro Nagai
Banjo Ginga
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