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Folktales from Japan

  • FINISHED
  • TV
  • 66
  • 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. 01

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

  2. 02

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

  3. 03

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

  4. 04

    Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi

  5. 05

    Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures

  6. 06

    Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry

  7. 07

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

  8. 08

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

  9. 09

    Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness

  10. 10

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

  11. 11

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

  12. 12

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

  13. 13

    The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou

  14. 14

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

  15. 15

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

  16. 16

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

  17. 17

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

  18. 18

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

  19. 19

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

  20. 20

    Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns

  21. 21

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

  22. 22

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

  23. 23

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

  24. 24

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

  25. 25

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

  26. 26

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

  27. 27

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

  28. 28

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

  29. 29

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

  30. 30

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

  31. 31

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

  32. 32

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

  33. 33

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

  34. 34

    The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho

  35. 35

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

  36. 36

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

  37. 37

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

  38. 38

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

  39. 39

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

  40. 40

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

  41. 41

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

  42. 42

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

  43. 43

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

  44. 44

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

  45. 45

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

  46. 46

    The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice

  47. 47

    The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire

  48. 48

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

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