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Folktales from Japan

  • FINISHED
  • TV
  • 67
  • 2012
  • 258 EP

Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short stories that teach kids to see both the dark and bright sides of life have passed traditional moral values from generation to generation.

Each half-hour episode of Folktales from Japan consists of three self-contained stories, well-known and unknown, with a special focus on heartwarming stories that originate from Tohoku, the northern region heavily touched by the earthquake of 2011. May this program help cheer up earthquake victims and cast a light of hope for them.

  1. Folktales from Japan episode 1 01

    The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra

  2. Folktales from Japan episode 2 02

    Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage

  3. Folktales from Japan episode 3 03

    The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion

  4. Folktales from Japan episode 4 04

    Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi

  5. Folktales from Japan episode 5 05

    Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures

  6. Folktales from Japan episode 6 06

    Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry

  7. Folktales from Japan episode 7 07

    The Fish Wife, The Rich Pond Snail, The Lying Girl

  8. Folktales from Japan episode 8 08

    The Carpenter and Oniroku, The Bear and the Fox, The Priest and the Child Cross the River

  9. Folktales from Japan episode 9 09

    Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness

  10. Folktales from Japan episode 10 10

    Sannen-Netarou; The Last Lie; Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!

  11. Folktales from Japan episode 11 11

    The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!

  12. Folktales from Japan episode 12 12

    The Furuya Forest; The Traveler's Horse; A Crow in the Dark of Night

  13. Folktales from Japan episode 13 13

    The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou

  14. Folktales from Japan episode 14 14

    Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Old Woman's Skin; Potato Rolling

  15. Folktales from Japan episode 15 15

    The Fire Man; Rat Sumo; The Priest and the Kid's Pupupatapata

  16. Folktales from Japan episode 16 16

    The Straw Headman; The God of the Bathroom; Niou and Dokkoi

  17. Folktales from Japan episode 17 17

    The Winged Robe of Heaven; The Child Kidnapped by Eagles; The Konnyaku Interrogation

  18. Folktales from Japan episode 18 18

    The Painted Wife; Left Behind; If You Pick Up Money

  19. Folktales from Japan episode 19 19

    Ubasute Mountain; The Letterbearer Of The Water God; The Lucky Samurai

  20. Folktales from Japan episode 20 20

    Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns

  21. Folktales from Japan episode 21 21

    Umisachihiko And Yamasachihiko; The Day The Kappa Came; King Enma Screws Up

  22. Folktales from Japan episode 22 22

    Three Axes; The Monkey's Groom; The Tengu and the Thief

  23. Folktales from Japan episode 23 23

    The Farting Wife; The Cat and The Teapot Lid; Chakurikakifu

  24. Folktales from Japan episode 24 24

    Mouse Takes A Groom; The Pebble Letter; The Silence Contest

  25. Folktales from Japan episode 25 25

    The Listening Hood; The Dog and Cat's Treasure; The Ghost's Poem Reading

  26. Folktales from Japan episode 26 26

    Tanokyuu; Tee-tee The Little Monk; The Fake Jizo Statue

  27. Folktales from Japan episode 27 27

    Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Village of the Nightingales; The Monkey Buddha

  28. Folktales from Japan episode 28 28

    The Tengu's Cloak; Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; King Enma Is Hachigoro-don

  29. Folktales from Japan episode 29 29

    The Horse Mountain Woman; The Shrimp Goes to Ise; What Sickness?

  30. Folktales from Japan episode 30 30

    The Cat Wife; The Gonzo Bug; The Long-Nose Fan

  31. Folktales from Japan episode 31 31

    The Mountain Pear Hunter; The Old Woman In the House; The Centipede Gets The Doctor

  32. Folktales from Japan episode 32 32

    The Rich Charcoal Maker; The Tree That Grows Gold; The Priest's Towel

  33. Folktales from Japan episode 33 33

    Straw Bale Touta; The Fox Gives Birth; Cling And Hold

  34. Folktales from Japan episode 34 34

    The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho

  35. Folktales from Japan episode 35 35

    The Treasure Gourd; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Bald Wife

  36. Folktales from Japan episode 36 36

    The Crane Repays A Debt; Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama; The Water of Youth

  37. Folktales from Japan episode 37 37

    The Three Charms; The Child and The Cat Picture; The God of Poverty

  38. Folktales from Japan episode 38 38

    The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Oshira; The Tortoise and the Hare

  39. Folktales from Japan episode 39 39

    The Jizo Statue With The Hat; The Mortar That Made Salt; A Guest On New Year's Eve

  40. Folktales from Japan episode 40 40

    Momotaro; Princess Flowerpot Head; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac

  41. Folktales from Japan episode 41 41

    We Stopped The War; The Giant Snake And The Hunter; Otter's House

  42. Folktales from Japan episode 42 42

    The Snake Boy; The Kappa And The Straw Shoes; The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal

  43. Folktales from Japan episode 43 43

    The Wind God and the Children; The Lacquer Brothers; The Ama no Jyaku and the Child

  44. Folktales from Japan episode 44 44

    Blessings Of Heaven And Earth; The Leaf Hachibei; The Ginger Wife

  45. Folktales from Japan episode 45 45

    The Bridge Where You Buy Miso; The Cat Congregation; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds

  46. Folktales from Japan episode 46 46

    The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice

  47. Folktales from Japan episode 47 47

    The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire

  48. Folktales from Japan episode 48 48

    The Seven Swans; The Mysterious Love Poem; O is Hard

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