Bavel's Book
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“Siblings open mysterious book, discover miniature Tower of Babel with old man conjuring mythical creatures from pages.”
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Siblings open mysterious book, discover miniature Tower of Babel with old man conjuring mythical creatures from pages.
A boy and his young sister were curious about the book someone had left on a bench, and they opened the book. Then the small Tower of Bavel was completed on a page. Looking into the tower, they found an old man sitting and reading a book, surrounded by innumerable books. As the man turned pages, mythical animals appeared and disappeared. (Source: yamamura-animation.jp)
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5.7/10
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- 5/10 “Ah, the wonders of fiction and literature with a certain Mr Jorge Luis Borges acting as a cameo. In fact, this short animation is the epitome of what Jorge Luis Borges is famous for – magic...”
- 6/10 “Rate a 6 English Subtitled A story about stories. Portrayed to the audience that can get the most rewards that being children. Growing up is annoying. There are a lot of things to learn. Most of...”
- 6/10 “Bavel's Book is a 1996 TV special by independent director and animator Koji Yamamura that tells about two siblings who find a mysterious book left on a bench and what happens to them after they...”
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No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Bavel's Book begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-3639
- Format
- 1 × 5′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 0h 05m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Oct 1996 – Oct 1996
- Fall 1996
- Source
- Tv special
- media type
- Rated
- G
- All Ages
- Ref.
- BS-3639
- catalog