Aesop's Fables

Mar 13, 1983

1h 1m

★ 6.3

Overview

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.

Genres

Animation

Family

Production Companies

Toei Animation

Aesop's Fables Trailers

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Cast

Chuchu

Hiroshi Ôtake

Barrow

Junpei Takiguchi

Pitchi

Keiko Han

la Mère d'Esope

Minori Matsushima

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