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
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サルとカニの合戦 Trailer
猿と蟹（サルとカニの合戦） Trailer
Saru to Kani no Gassen Trailer
Japan 20 May 1917
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26 February 1917
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15 October 1917
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17 March 1917
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29 January 1917
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02 July 1917
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24 June 1917
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23 September 1917
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23 April 1917
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10 December 1917
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24 March 1917
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