Folktales from Japan · Episode 38: The City Rat and the Country Rat / Oshira-sama / The Tortoise and the Hare
The City Rat and the Country Rat / Oshira-sama / The Tortoise and the Hare
2012-12-1625 min
A country rat tries out the big city, a father learns a hard lesson, and it’s tortoise vs. hare.
1The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom / The Man Who Bought Dreams / The Rat Sutra2012-04-0125 minA dog rewards a kind master, a man buys a dream, and an old woman's gift is repaid.2Little One Inch / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Cow’s Marriage2012-04-0825 minA small [child] shows the biggest bravery, an old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and a lazy man gets the cow.3The Old Man and His Bump / The Transforming Hood / The Love Potion2012-04-1525 minAn old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly.4Strong Tarou / The Village of the Nightingales / Hirabayashi2012-04-2225 minA couple creates a child from dirt, a woodcutter breaks his promise, and in the last tale we learn the meaning of "Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki".5Urashima Tarou / The Monkey Buddha / Comparing Treasures2012-04-2925 minA fisherman is given a gift that turns about to be a curse, monkeys worship a Buddha without getting their butts wet, and a merchant learns what is important in life.6Kintarou / The Two Squid / The Three Cry2012-05-0625 minWe learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, a lord learns more than expected, and sometimes you have to cry to move on.7The Fish Wife / The Rich Pond Snail / The Lying Girl2012-05-1325 minA fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, a couple is blessed with an unusual child, and a lying boy meets a lying girl.8The Carpenter and Oniroku / The Bear and the Fox / The Priest and the Child Cross the River2012-05-2025 minA demon puts a carpenter in an unwanted deal, a fox learns of karma, and what is more important - honesty or obedience.9Shippei-Tarou / The Son Who Went Up to Heaven / Who’s the Laziest?2012-05-2725 minA priest saves a town from sacrificing another daughter, a lazy man learns hard work, and a lazier man learns nothing.10Sannen-Netarou / The Last Lie / Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!2012-06-0225 minA good for nothing saves the day, a liar gets the last laugh, and we learn the importance of names.11The Wife Who Wouldn’t Eat / The Snot-Nosed Boy / The Priest and the Boy Who Had to Pee!2012-06-0925 minA man learns to look beyond the surface of a person, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and everything is sacred.12The Furuya Forest / The Traveler’s Horse / A Crow in the Dark of Night2012-06-1625 minA thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora; two children fight a witch, and a painter learns a lesson.13The Teapot Raccoon Dog / The Razor Fox / Sosou Soukurou2012-06-2325 minA raccoon repays a debt but learns a lesson, a fox thinks five steps ahead, and Mr. Careless needs to slow down.14Orihime and Hikoboshi / The Old Woman’s Skin / Potato Rolling2012-06-3025 minThe origin of the Tanabata festival is told, a snake causes a calamity, and manners are important.15The Fire Man / Rat Sumo / The Priest and the Kid’s Pupupatapata2012-07-0725 minA man is repaid for an accidental gift but greed ruins all, an old couple sponsors a rat, and two kids trick a sneaky priest.16The Straw Headman / The God of the Bathroom / Niou and Dokkoi2012-07-1425 minAn unlucky man goes west, a god of luck gets a bum rap, and Japan challenges China in a strong man contest.17The Winged Robe of Heaven / The Child Kidnapped by Eagles / The Konnyaku Interrogation2012-07-2125 minA lie does not build a family, a mother never stops searching, and a traveling priest searches for the answer.18The Painted Wife / Left Behind / If You Pick Up Money2012-07-2825 minA man fights for his wife, a haunt ditch, and more money more problems.19Ubasute Mountain / The Letterbearer of the Water God / The Lucky Samurai2012-08-0525 minAn old is thrown away, a man delivers a letter for a water god, and a fake samurai gets lucky.20Princess Kaguya / The Demon’s Little Sister / Scary Sweet Buns2012-08-1225 minAn elderly couple is blessed with a daughter born from a bamboo stalk, a little boy’s sister has become a real demon, and a worker is terrified of meat buns.21Umisachihiko and Yamasachihiko / The Day the Kappa Came / King Enma Screws Up2012-08-1925 minTwo brothers exchange jobs, a kappa waits 14 years, and three souls get a second chance.22Three Axes / The Monkey’s Groom / The Tengu and the Thief2012-08-2625 minDid you drop the gold axe or the silver axe? A man makes a deal with a monster, and a Tengu is tricked.23The Farting Wife / The Cat and the Teapot Lid / Chakurikakifu2012-09-0225 minA new bride is explosive, a hunter gets lucky, and a man tries a new strategy to sell his wares.24Mouse Takes a Groom / The Pebble Letter / The Silence Contest2012-09-0925 minMother and Father Mouse hunt for the best husband, a wife and husband communicate without words, and a couple battles for the last rice ball.25The Listening Hood / The Dog and Cat’s Treasure / The Ghost’s Poem Reading2012-09-1625 minA man listens to the world around him, a dog and cat rescue their master, and a ghost is lost in rhyme.26Tanokyuu / Tee-tee the Little Monk / The Fake Jizo Statue2012-09-2325 minTanokyuu tricks a snake and gets a reward, monsters pick a fight with the wrong monk, and a monk and raccoon do battle.27Orihime and Hikoboshi / The Village of the Nightingales / The Monkey Buddha2012-09-3025 minThe origin of the Tanabata festival is told (repeat from episode 14), a woodcutter breaks his promise (repeat from episode 4), and monkeys worship a Buddha without getting their butts wet (repeat from episode 5).28The Tengu’s Cloak / Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker / King Enma Is Hachigoro-don2012-10-0725 minInvisibility comes with a price, a demon repays a kindness, and always carries some Yaki-Gobou when you die.29The Horse Mountain Woman / The Shrimp Goes to Ise / What Sickness?2012-10-1425 minA mountain woman overeats, there is always someone bigger, and a man shouldn't eat.30The Cat Wife / The Gonzo Bug / The Long-Nose Fan2012-10-2125 minA cat wants to replay her master, a greedy man trips to much, and a lazy man fans too much.31The Mountain Pear Hunter / The Old Woman in the House / The Centipede Gets the Doctor2012-10-2825 minRustle Rustle Don't Go, a bully gets his, and a walking stick breaks a bone.32The Rich Charcoal Maker / The Tree That Grows Gold / The Priest’s Towel2012-11-0425 minMoney gets up and walks away, everybody farts, and true kindness is always repaid.33Straw Bale Touta / The Fox Gives Birth / Cling and Hold2012-11-1125 minThe fearsome warrior Fujiwara Touta Hidesato fears nothing, a village doctor changes his way, and... Please! Cling! Please! Hold!34The Three Brothers / The Wolf’s Eyebrows / Dokkoisho2012-11-1825 minThree brothers learn the best use of money, wolves won’t eat a good man, and dokkosiho is delicious!35The Treasure Gourd / The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Bald Wife2012-11-2525 minA thief gets tricked, a rabbit plays tricks, and a brother’s revenge for a trick goes too far.36The Crane Repays a Debt / Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama / The Water of Youth2012-12-0225 minA crane repays a fisherman, a group of heroes defeat a demon, and moderation is key.37The Three Charms / The Kid and the Cat Picture / The God of Poverty2012-12-0925 minA kid learns to trust his priest, a priest learns to believe in a child’s dream, and the gods have to go.38The City Rat and the Country Rat / Oshira-sama / The Tortoise and the Hare2012-12-1625 minA country rat tries out the big city, a father learns a hard lesson, and it’s tortoise vs. hare.39The Jizo Statue with the Hat / The Mortar That Made Salt / A Guest on New Year’s Eve2012-12-2325 minThe gods repay a kindness, greed gets you nowhere, and a true act of kindness is always rewarded.40Momotaro / Princess Flowerpot Head / The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac2013-01-0625 minA couple finds a baby, a young girl lives with a flowerpot on her head, and how the zodiac got its animals.41We Stopped the War / The Giant Snake and the Hunter / Otter’s House2013-01-1325 minA nation tricks a war hungry nation, a hunter tricks a snake, and an otter tricks a fox.42The Snake Boy / The Kappa and the Straw Shoes / The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal2013-01-2025 minA couple raise a snake, a kappa gets married, and a Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal take a trip to Ise.43The Wind God and the Children / The Lacquer Brothers / The Ama no Jyaku and the Child2013-01-2725 minChildren learn how to seasons come in, a brother’s greed leads to ruin, and the Amanojaku gets tricked.44Blessings of Heaven and Earth / The Leaf Hachibei / The Ginger Wife2013-02-0325 minAn honest man gets rewarded by a liar, a husband white lie turns into a great whale, and a couple tries the ginger trick.45The Bridge Where You Buy Miso / The Cat Congregation / The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds2013-02-1025 minA giving man waits by a bridge, a monk witness his cat give a moving speech, and Chichinpuyopuyo Pupuyopuyo.46The Hiding Snow / The Three Riddles / The Deep Voice2013-02-1725 minIs it a gift from Buddha or is it stealing? The answers you sneak can come in many forms and give your friend the benefit of the doubt.47The Farting Priest / The Demon Mask That Wept / Starfire2013-02-2425 minA priest gains the power to control farts, a mother-in-law's true colors are shown, and brothers want to cook with a star.48The Seven Swans / The Mysterious Love Poem / `O` Is Hard2013-03-0325 minA sister saves her brothers; a love is found, lost, and found again; and you put an "o" in front of everything to be polite.49The Cry That Split the Night / Octopuses Don’t Have Bones / The Former Dog2013-03-1025 minA dog is loyal no matter what, the Queens wants monkey livers, and a dog wishes to be human.50The Thousand League Sandals / The Mountain Priest & the White Wolf / The Days Pass So Fast2013-03-1725 minThree brothers run from a demon, a priest spends a night in a tree, and the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement.51Yamata no Orochi / The Satori Woman and the Bucket Maker / Return the Smell2013-03-2425 minSusano has to prove his worth, a Satori woman finds her man, and a cheapo meets his match.52The Rich Charcoal Maker / Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker / What Sickness?2013-03-3125 minMoney gets up and walks away (repeat from episode 32), a demon repays a kindness (repeat from episode 28), and a man shouldn’t eat (repeat from episode 29).53Mother’s Crystal / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Golden Arches2013-04-0725 minA mother provers her love, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and a man gets greedy with his prayers.54Bat / The Old Man and His Bump / Lunch Works2013-04-1425 minThe bat flys at dusk, an old man with a bump dances for a demon band, and lunch, works.55Snake and Fox Repay a Debt / The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom / The Pheasant and the Crow2013-04-2125 minA good deed is repaid ,a dog rewards a kind master, a bumpkin gets the last laugh.56Tears Overflow / Strong Tarou / The Skylark and the Water of Youth2013-04-2825 minA man learns about the importance of community, a couple creates a child from dirt, and a skylark ruins everything.57Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / Kintarou / The Farting Girl2013-05-0525 minA mother fights for her daughter, we learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, and toot causes great embarrassment.58The Radish Samurai / The Furuya Forest / The Golden Horse Poop2013-05-1225 minA radish saves, a thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora, and can a horse poop gold?59When the Moon’s Ring Disappears / The Rat Sutra / A Punch As a Reward2013-05-1925 minA young girl is thrown into the river, a man buys a dream, and a king learns a lesson.60The Mermaid’s Feast / The Fox and the Bear / The Beginning of Man2013-05-2625 minA simple trip leads to an unfortunate life, a fox learns of karma, the Fire god is lonely.61The Red Thread / The Cow’s Marriage / Beyond the Mirror2013-06-0225 minA man fights fate, the lazy man gets the cow, and a son sees his father.62The Carp Wife / The Snot-Nosed Boy / The Giant Beanstalk2013-06-0925 minA man marries a unique woman, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and a farmer makes it rain.63The Monkey Repays a Debt / Little One Inch / The Gourd Boy2013-06-1625 minMonkey steals a baby, the smallest shows the biggest bravery, a unique shapped baby growns into a unique man.64The Female Fox / Hirabayashi / The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart2013-06-2325 minMonkey steals a baby, Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki , and legendary heros can`t catch a break.65The Dragonfly Rich Man / The Fish Wife / Ikkyuu-san’s Funny Story2013-06-3025 minDainichi Nyorai guides a family, a fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, and a young monk learns not to judge a book by its cover.66Monkey Masamune / The Days Pass So Fast / The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie2013-07-0725 minA runner saves a group of monkeys at an expensive cost, the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement, and a Woodcutter gets the last laugh.67Minister Yuriwaka / The Fire Man / The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi2013-07-1425 minA southern ruler named Yuriwaka is abandoned on an island. An old man brings home a boy named "Fire Man". A stingy priest tells the children at his temple that his snacks are made of poison, but...68The Talking Fish / Urashima Tarou / The Demon’s Handprint2013-07-2125 minA stranger comes to a fishing village, which plans to catch lots of fish through poisoning the river. As the villagers debate, they are warned against this by a traveling priest. A fisherman saves a little turtle and is taken to an undersea palace. Two boys go to ask the fire god to help them with a demon who`s been raiding their village.69The Swallow with the Broken Leg / Left Behind / The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon2013-07-2825 minAn old man saves a broken swallow, who rewards him with a magic watermelon seed. A man encounters a terrifying ghost at a haunted stream. A traveling priest visits a village where an evil dragon is devouring virgin sacrifices.70Filial Devotion in Dreams / Rat Sumo / A Story of Stolen Melons2013-08-0425 minTwo men are visited in dreams by their dead fathers.. Rats fight it out in the sumo ring. A mysterious old man makes magic with watermelons.71The Tree in the Pot / Princess Kaguya / The Monk and the Fox2013-08-1125 minA fallen lord sacrifices his prized possessions for a traveling monk. A princess is found in a stalk of bamboo. A priest tricks a fox, and finds himself confronted by the lost souls of hell.72Earless Houichi / Niou and Dokkoi / Badger Disaster2013-08-1825 minA musician is haunted by the spirits of fallen samurai. Two massive men duel for supremacy. A transforming badger runs a con at a mountain pass.73A Story of Futons / Chakurikakifu / The Dancing Bones2013-08-2525 minThe ghostly voices of children cry out at night from a haunted bed. A man tries a new strategy to sell his wares. The dancing bones of a murdered man bring fame and wealth to the one who killed him.74Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals / The Painted Wife / The Fox in the Bag2013-09-0125 minA titan lays seige to a small fishing village. An evil lord steals a man`s beautiful wife. Friends of a lord plot to take back his money from a fox haunting a graveyard.75The Puppet Master / The God of the Bathroom / The Whale and the Sea Cucumber2013-09-0825 minA puppet master visits a strange temple. A goddess is punished for her dalliances. An arrogant whale loses a race.76Unspeaking Okiku / Ubasute Mountain / The Sumo Wrestler’s Little Sister2013-09-1525 minA girl sings a song, and her father is sacrificed. A son is tasked with taking his mother to the mountains, where she will left to die. A tense hostage situation at a sumo wrestler`s dojo.77Monkey Crab / The Straw Headman / Head Lake2013-09-2225 minCrabs seek revenge upon a monkey for wounding their mother, and are aided by a mortar and cow poop. A divine oracle leads a man to riches. A man`s head becomes the scene of strange happenings.78The Mermaid’s Feast / Mom and Daughter Slay a Demon / The Pheasant and the Crow2013-09-2925 min79The Little Chestnut / The Day the Kappa Came / The Oryuu Willow2013-10-0625 minA massive pumpkin grows from a tiny vine, and a man is very happy. Parents hear from the mountain god and water god that their child will be stolen by Kappas on his twelfth birthday. A huge willow stands in front of a tea shop. The son of the shop saves it from being cut down.80The Silver Temple / The Pebble Letter / The Famous Blade Kisenbamaru2013-10-1325 minMidon the fisherman is wounded and can`t go fishing. He borrows money from a samurai, but can`t pay it back. A wife gets mad at her drunkard husband and returns to her parents. But she misses her husband now that she`s left him. A young servant named Sutekichi loves katanas. He wants his own, so he pays a blacksmith with a thousand logs to make one for him.81The Sparrow with the Severed Tongue / The Horse Mountain Woman / The Dance of the Cats2013-10-2025 minAn old man loved a swallow, but when it eats his wifes glue, she cuts out its tongue. He goes deep into the mountains to find her... A packdriver buys a good horse in town, and then some mackeral to give to the god of horses. Shinkichi works at a soy sauce shop, but since he`s so careless everyone treats him like a child.82The Ear Statue / The Centipede Gets the Doctor / Benten’s Swamp2013-10-2725 minA statue by the river reminds a boy of his dead mother. His stepmom tells him that if the statue will eat a rice ball, he can have one too, so off he goes. The insect children are playing in the depths of the forest when walking stick falls from a tree and starts to cry. One late night, a pack driver is returning home when he meets a beautiful woman.83The Village of the Dragonflies / The White Rabbit of Inaba / The Fortune Telling Competition2013-11-0325 minA fisherman`s wife dies from illness, and he meets a woman who looks just like her on the rocks of a cape. The white rabbit who lives on the island of Inaba tries to trick the crocodiles to let him cross the sea, but they strip off his skin. Doujimaru is said to be the son of the white fox, and to have inherited his mother`s mysterious powers.84The Three Masks / The Tengu’s Cloak / The Flying Door2013-11-1025 minA young servant girl is given a demon mask as a goodbye present, and goes to a new place to work. A young boy learns that if you put on a Tengu`s cape you`ll be invisible. He steals the cape from the Tengu, and now he can play all the tricks he wants, but... "We`ve saved this money up for the future. Don`t waste it," an old husband tells his silly wife... but then, a pair of thieves come when he`s not home.85The Old Woman and the Giant Octopus / Dokkoisho / The Tengu of Ashitaka Mountain2013-11-1725 minAn old woman cuts off the leg of an octopus on the beach, and gets rich by selling it at the market. A groom is given botamochi rice balls at his bride`s village. He wants his mom to make them, so he keeps saying "botamochi" on the way home, but then he trips and rises up saying, "dokkoisho! A strong-willed and hardworking mother goes all alone to Ashitaka Mountain, where a Tengu lives. But she doesn`t come back.86The Mysterious Blacksmith / The Fox Gives Birth / Senkamejo2013-11-2425 min"If I can make a hundred swords in a night, give me your daughter," a traveler says, and locks himself in a blacksmith`s forge. There was a mean doctor who lived in a village. One night, he goes to a mansion to save a young girl who`s having a hard birth. Senkamejo grew up spoiled by her mother, and was the prettiest girl in town, but selfish and arrogant. One day she hears that a beautiful statue of Kannon-sama is at the temple, and she and her mother go to see it.87The Cracking Mountain / The Three Charms / The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin2013-12-0125 minA raccoon badly injures a kind old woman. The rabbit hears about this from her husband, and angrily avenges her. A child is picking up chestnuts in the forest, and before he knows it it`s night. A demon grannie catches him. A new hand washing basin has been put in the village shrine. But the kappa used this stone to sit on and think or keep watch.88The Ghost Well / The Man Who Bought Dreams / Tougorou the Potato Digger2013-12-0825 minA mysterious woman visits a candy store every night. The owner follows her after she leaves, but she disappears into a grave... A traveling merchant buys his partner`s dream of treasure for a lot of money. The beautiful daughter of a rich man is sent to marry tougorou the potato digger. Tougorou is lonely and miserable and poor in the mountains, but one day...89Sacrificial Inari / The Crane Repays a Debt / The Monster in the Cotton Hat2013-12-1525 minA field worker named Manzou gets a small field with a shrine from the rich man. A charcoal-maker takes pity on a crane being sold by the road, and pays money to free it. An old man loves to fish at night at a waterfall. He gets old and decides to retire, and gives his fishing pole to a young man.90The Joroku Statue / The God of Poverty / The Carp in the Basin2013-12-2225 minA huge rock saves a village from a flood. The villagers use it to make a giant statue, but the statue is too big to carry to the temple. But then the statue... A poor old man goes to sell balls of thread for new years. Gorouhei, a poor man, trades an old basin from his family for rice.91The Gold Horse of New Year’s Eve / The Jizo Statue with the Hat / Odote-sama2013-12-2925 minA couple works hard but is still poor, and meets the new year with a sigh. On new years, a man can`t sell his hemp so he trades it for an umbrella. An honest cow-herd meets a strange monster who can read thoughts.92The Safflower Ship / Twelve Signs of the Zodiac / Sent Salt2014-01-0525 minThere is a splendid picture of a rooster in the room where the crimson flower merchant says. And they say that it crows at midnight. God creates the calendar to rule the world, and wants the animals to protect it. The animals all rush to God`s temple on new years. But the rat lies to the cat. Zenzaemon, of Kishou Swamp, is sent to learn the secrets of salt-making from Akou Province and is caught. But official Ooishi Kuranosuke is moved by his devotion to his homeland, and lets him go.93The Deer Springs / Tail Fishing / Hachiroutarou2014-01-1225 minA woodcutter meets a wounded deer in the mountains. He saves it from a hunter and watches until its wounds are healed... The Fox comes to see the river otter, who is good at catching fish. He takes fish from the river otter but never gives any himself. And so the River Otter comes up with an idea... A young man in the village of Matagi, Hachirou Tarou, goes to the mountains with two of his friends, but as he gets ready for dinner he gives into his hunger and eats their fish.94Herring and Grannie / The Wind God and the Children / Will of the Spider2014-01-1925 minAn old woman loses her husband in a storm, but a statue of a god washes up with his boat and she worships it. One day in early spring, as the children are playing, a young man suddenly appears. A young carpenter is trying to build a bridge across a river, but every storm that comes washes it away.95Snake Lake / The Deep Voice / The Priest, the Kid, and the Fava Bean Tree2014-01-2625 minGovernot Shimada has come to Kazusa, where there is no water and the harvest is dependant on the rain. Two men tie a pipe between their houses so they can talk even when they`re snowed in. Even though they were alone, they could cheer each other up by talking, but then they stop getting answers... The priest tries to raise a fava bean tree to help the starving villagers, but the kids at the temple eat it.96Sumo Inari / The Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal / The Man of the East & the Man of the West2014-02-0225 minThe lord of a poor province is sad to see how weak his sumo wrestlers are for this year`s tournament, but they all defeat even the strongest wrestlers. A fava bean, a piece of straw, and a piece of charcoal all bounce out of an old woman`s kitchen and decide to visit Ise. There are two men who live on the east and west side of town, and each night they come to a bar to drink. They always drink the same drink, and insult each other.97The Stink Vine / Shippei-Tarou / Half-Naked Buhyou2014-02-0925 minThe stinkvine weed smelled terrible, and the big tree always made fun of it. To save a girl from a demon, a traveling monk goes to find the one thing it fears, "Shippeitarou." Buhei is a man proud of his strength.98The Wispering Vinegar / The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds / The Tengu and the Sky Journey2014-02-1625 minThere is a man who can hear the voices of the vinegar he makes. A bird gets its leg stuck in a rice ball. There was a young man who was afraid of nothing.99The Snow Woman / Oshira-sama / The 600-Year-Old Woman2014-02-2325 minA young woodcutter seeks shelter from a blizzard with his master. A young woman has a horse she loves. After the battle between the Heike and the Genji, a young girl finds a conch shell on the beach that she feeds to her mom.100Cowlove Pass / Momotarou / Seibei the Soba Eater2014-03-0225 minCowherd Okaru took care of a young black calf that transformed into a handsome young man when it was three years old. Momotarou is born from a peach, and raised by an old couple into a strong young boy. Seibei is known as a man who loves to eat soba noodles.101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258
Folktales from Japan★ 66%Synopsis
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. (Source: Crunchyroll)
Characters & Voice Actors
NarratorMain
Yoneko MatsukaneJP
Staff
Shouko NakagawaTheme Song Performance
Hiroshi HaradaEpisode Director (eps 5b, 16c, 29a, 46b, 59a, 76a, 98a, 108b, 121a, 132c, 146a, 159b, 171c, 184b, 198c, 211a, 225c, 240a, 254b)
Hiroshi HaradaScript (eps 211a, 240a, 254b)
Toshio HirataStoryboard
Toshio HirataKey Animation
Toshio HirataEpisode Director
Akihiko OkaKey Animation (ep 3b)
Shinnosuke NumataSound Director
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