Inemuri Buu-chan

Inemuri Buu-chan

1959 · 12 min · Animation

A modified version of The Little Red Hen folk tale. It stars a squirrel and the moral of the story (no work=no prize) is removed as the animals who didn't contribute at all to making the bread were allowed to eat it.

Directed by Matsue Jinbo

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