Aesop's Fables (まんがイソップ物語; Manga Aesop Monogatari) is a 1983 anime film produced by Toei, the last of the world literature movie adaptations they produced in the 70s and early 80s. The film was dubbed by Turner Program Services in the mid-80s and released to home video on the Magic Window label.
Synopsis[]
Aesop is a naughty little boy who plays pranks on everyone he meets. But when he lies one too many times about a wolf, he gets chased into a magic world where, with the help of a flower elf, a mouse and a donkey, he must find his way home.
Cast[]
| Character | Original | English | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original | English | ||
| Pitchi | Silkwing | Keiko Han | Corinne Orr |
| The Sun | Spirit of Spring | Eiko Masuyama | |
| Aesop's Mother | Minori Matsushima | ||
| Country Mouse | Skitter | Hiroshi Ōtake | Lionel Wilson |
| Aesop | Chika Takami | ||
| Hare | Noriko Tsukase | ||
Additional Voices[]
- Masashi Amenomori (Village Chief)
- Banjō Ginga (Spirit of Winter)
- Harumi Iizuka (Auntie)
- Ichirō Nagai (Grasshopper)
- Shima Sakai (Cat Cook B)
- Masaharu Sato (Cat Cook C)
- Ikuya Sawaki (Mistress)
- Hidekatsu Shibata (Cat Master)
- Kōzō Shioya (Woodcutter)
- Kaneto Shiozawa (Young Ant)
- Fuyumi Shiraishi (Mother Ant)
- Tomiko Suzuki (Girl)
- Hitoshi Takagi (Old Ant)
- Junpei Takiguchi (Burro)
- Takashi Tanaka (The North Wind)
- Makoto Terada (Cat Cook A)
- Kōji Yada (Monkey, Wolf)
- Jōji Yanami (Tortoise)
- Shun Yashiro (City Mouse)
External Links[]
- Aesop's Fables at the Internet Movie Database
- Aesop's Fables (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia