The Crab and the Monkey

The Crab and the Monkey (Saru Kani Gassen) is a 2024 Japanese animated film based on the Japanese Folklore of the same name.

Plot
Yumiko Crab (played by Mikit Fujimoto) was looking for something to feed her children one day but when Omato Monkey (played by Gio Date) came along and noticed Yumiko finding a rice ball, he persuades her to give him the rice ball in exchange for a persimmon seed. Yumiko was at first upset but then the seed began to turn into a tree but she asked Ohmato to get some fruits for her since she can't reach it herself but Ohmato ate the fruit instead. When Yumiko protested, Ohmato threw the fruit at her, knocking her out.

Yumiko's offsprings (played by actual crabs) witnessed the whole thing and started mourning her until they decided to seek revenge and, with they help of Coro Chestnut (played by Kana), Baku Bee (played by Rikit), Rumiko Usu (played by Susie Tezuka) and Jacaro cow dung (played by Jacaro), they went to Ohmato's house. Coro hid herself in Ohmato's hearth, Baku hid himself in the water pail, Rumiko on the roof and Jacaro on the floor.

When Ohmato was about to warm himself, Coro striked him so he would burn himself. Ohmato tried to cool himself down but Baku stung him. Ohmato tried to run away but Jacaro made him trip and Rumiko crush him until he shouts that he gives up and said that he would go and apologize to Yumiko for what he did if they don't kill him.

Ohmato goes to Yumiko and apologized to her for what he has done to her while promising that he will never be bad again and when Yumiko fully recovered, Ohmato decided to start sharing the fruits with Yumiko, her offsprings and their allies.

After the play was finished, Gio was still hurt from the beatings and told Jacaro and the others that he wants them to pay for his medical bills, in which Kana actually paid offscreen.