The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab

猿と蟹

• Animation
• 1917

An early animated short based on the Japanese folktale. There is some confusion as to which version is which, as there are other animated takes on the tale: 1927s "Yasuji Murata’s Monkey and the Crabs", and 1939s "Monkey and Crabs" or ‘Shin Sarukanigassen’ from Kenzô Masaoka

The Battle of the Monkey and the Crab is a movie first shown in 1917. Runtime is 5 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Animation. TMDB score 6.4/10 from 5 votes.