Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables

1983 · 61 min · ★ 6.6 · Animation, Family

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.

Directed by Norio Hikone · Written by Hirohisa Soda

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