神林伸一

The Ant and the Pigeon

In this tale an ant and a pigeon help each other. Third remake of the Ari to Hato.

Poron Guitar

The grandfather's guitar starts to play by itself in response to the beautiful heart of the flower vendor's daughter. The guitar is broken by the people fighting over it. When the daughter's tears bring it back to life, the reconciled people begin to dance to the music of the guitar.

Inemuri Buu-chan

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.

Little Monkey on a Swing

One day, a forest fire broke out in the mountain where birds and acorns were playing happily. His mountain friends are chased down by a cliff, but he decides to use the swing to escape.