The Hare and the Tortoise

1924 Animation 6 minutes Directed by Sanae Yamamoto

About The Hare and the Tortoise

Sanae Yamamoto's six-minute cartoon retells Aesop's race. The hare is fast and careless. The tortoise keeps going and finishes first.

Cast & crew

Sanae Yamamoto Director

More about The Hare and the Tortoise

Sanae Yamamoto directed this Japanese animated short in 1924.

Themes

A race thrown away by speed
Steady pace
Aesop
hare
tortoise
Japanese animation
Sanae Yamamoto

Notes

The source is the Aesop fable, not a Japanese folk tale.
Six minutes is the recorded length.
Yamamoto was one of the early Japanese animators working in short fables.

Scenes

The hare treats the race as already won. The tortoise is still on the road.

Influenced by

The Tortoise and the Hare (Aesop)