action black and white drama fairy tale no dialogue revenge shorts silent movie tragedy
Rating: 5.24
Saru Kani Gassen, Sarukanigassen (1927), Yasuji Murata's Monkey and the Crabs, Yasuji Murata`s Monkey and the Crabs, Yasuji Murata’s Monkey and the Crabs, 猿蟹合戰, 猿蟹合戰 (1927)
A father crab Kanisuke and his son Kanitaro sow persimmon seeds in their garden that they got from Sarukichi the monkey. A large sprout begins to grow, and it turns into a tree which then bears a lot of fruit. Watching Kanisuke, Sarukichi notices that the father crab is having difficulty picking persimmons, so he picks a basket-full of the fruit and runs away. When Sarukichi sees Kanisuke following him, he throws persimmon at Kanisuke and kills him. In order to avenge his father'