Two Worlds (1929)
- Original title
- Futatsu no Sekai
- Directed by
- Yasuji Murata
- Genre
- anime, animated film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This animated short loosely adapts an Aesop fable with working ants contrasted against a lazy frog, a frivolous butterfly, and a carefree grasshopper couple. As winter arrives, the fun seekers face sickness and hunger while the ants survive.
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- The Grasshopper and the Ant (1956)
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- La Cigale et la Fourmi
- Small Town Sheriff (1927)
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