Folktales from Japan

Season 2

A Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan. The narration and all character voices of "Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan" are provided by veteran Japanese film actors Akira Emoto and Yoneko Matsukane.

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27 Episodes

Mother's Crystal; The Rolling Rice Ball; The Golden Arches
E1
Mother's Crystal; The Rolling Rice Ball; The Golden ArchesA mother provers her love, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid (repeat from episode 2), and a man gets greedy with his prayers.
Bat; The Old Man and His Bump; Lunch Works
E2
Bat; The Old Man and His Bump; Lunch WorksThe bat flies at dusk, an old man with a bump dances for a demon band (repeat from episode 3), and lunch works.
Snake and Fox Repay a Debt; The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Pheasant and the Crow
E3
Snake and Fox Repay a Debt; The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Pheasant and the CrowA good deed is repaid, a dog rewards a kind master (repeat from episode 1), and a bumpkin gets the last laugh.
Tears Overflow; Strong Tarou; The Skylark and the Water of Youth
E4
Tears Overflow; Strong Tarou; The Skylark and the Water of YouthA man learns about the importance of community, a couple creates a child from dirt (repeat from episode 4), and a skylark ruins everything.
Mother and Daughter Slay a Demon; Kintarou; The Farting Girl
E5
Mother and Daughter Slay a Demon; Kintarou; The Farting GirlA mother fights for her daughter, we learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki (repeat from episode 6), and toot causes great embarrassment.
The Radish Samurai; The Furuya Forest; The Golden Horse Poop
E6
The Radish Samurai; The Furuya Forest; The Golden Horse PoopA radish saves; a thief is scary, a wolf is scary, but the worst is the Furuya Flora (repeat from episode 12); and can a horse poop gold?
When the Moon's Ring Disappears; The Rat Sutra; A Punch as a Reward
E7
When the Moon's Ring Disappears; The Rat Sutra; A Punch as a RewardA young girl is thrown into the river, an old woman's gift is repaid (repeat from episode 1), and a king learns a lesson.
The Mermaid's Feast; The Fox and the Bear; The Beginning of Man
E8
The Mermaid's Feast; The Fox and the Bear; The Beginning of ManA simple trip leads to an unfortunate life, a fox learns of karma (repeat from episode 8), and the Fire god is lonely.
The Red Thread; The Cow`s Marriage; Beyond the Mirror
E9
The Red Thread; The Cow`s Marriage; Beyond the MirrorA man fights fate, a lazy man gets the cow (repeat from episode 2), and a son sees his father.
The Carp Wife; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Giant Beanstalk
E10
The Carp Wife; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Giant BeanstalkA man marries a unique woman, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise (repeat from episode 11), and a farmer makes it rain.
The Monkey Repays a Debt; Little One Inch; The Gourd Boy
E11
The Monkey Repays a Debt; Little One Inch; The Gourd BoyA monkey steals a baby, a small shows the biggest bravery (repeat from episode 2), and a unique shapped baby growns into a unique man.
The Female Fox; Hirabayashi; The Wild Warrior and the Ox Cart
E12
The Female Fox; Hirabayashi; The Wild Warrior and the Ox CartA female fox; the meaning of "Hirarin, Heirin, Tairarin, Tairabayashi and Ippachijuu no Mokumoku, and Hitotsutoyattsudetokkikki" (repeat from episode 4), and a legendary hero can't catch a break.
The Dragonfly Rich Man; The Fish Wife; Ikkyuu-san's Funny Story
E13
The Dragonfly Rich Man; The Fish Wife; Ikkyuu-san's Funny StoryDainichi Nyorai guides a family, a fisherman learns to appreciate what he has (repeat from episode 7), and a young monk learns not to judge a book by its cover.
Monkey Masamune; The Days Pass So Fast; The Woodcutter & the Mountain Grannie
E14
Monkey Masamune; The Days Pass So Fast; The Woodcutter & the Mountain GrannieA runner saves a group of monkeys at an expensive cost; the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement (repeat from episode 50), and a woodcutter gets the last laugh.
Minister Yuriwaka; The Fire Man; The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous Mochi
E15
Minister Yuriwaka; The Fire Man; The Priest and the Boy and the Poisonous MochiA southern ruler named Yuriwaka is abandoned on an island, an old man brings home a boy named "Fire Man" (repeat from episode 15), and a stingy priest tells the children at his temple that his snacks are made of poison, but...
The Talking Fish; Urashima Tarou; The Demon's Handprint
E16
The Talking Fish; Urashima Tarou; The Demon's HandprintA 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 (repeat from episode 5), and two boys go to ask the fire god to help them with a demon who's been raiding their village.
The Swallow with the Broken Leg; Left Behind; The Legend of the Nine-Headed Dragon
E17
The Swallow with the Broken Leg; Left Behind; The Legend of the Nine-Headed DragonAn old man saves a broken swallow, who rewards him with a magic watermelon seed; a man encounters a terrifying ghost at a haunted stream (repeat from episode 18), and a traveling priest visits a village where an evil dragon is devouring virgin sacrifices.
Filial Devotion in Dreams; Rat Sumo; A Story of Stolen Melons
E18
Filial Devotion in Dreams; Rat Sumo; A Story of Stolen MelonsTwo men are visited in dreams by their dead fathers, rats fight it out in the sumo ring (repeat from episode 15), and a mysterious old man makes magic with watermelons.
The Tree in the Pot; Princess Kaguya; The Monk and the Fox
E19
The Tree in the Pot; Princess Kaguya; The Monk and the FoxA fallen lord sacrifices his prized possessions for a traveling monk; a princess is found in a stalk of bamboo (repeat from episode 20), and a priest tricks a fox, and finds himself confronted by the lost souls of hell.
Earless Houichi; Niou and Dokkoi; Badger Disaster
E20
Earless Houichi; Niou and Dokkoi; Badger DisasterA musician is haunted by the spirits of fallen samurai, two massive men duel for supremacy (repeat from episode 16), and a transforming badger runs a con at a mountain pass.
A Story of Futons; Chakurikakifu; The Dancing Bones
E21
A Story of Futons; Chakurikakifu; The Dancing BonesThe ghostly voices of children cry out at night from a haunted bed, a man tries a new strategy to sell his wares (repeat from episode 23), and the dancing bones of a murdered man bring fame and wealth to the one who killed him.
Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals; The Painted Wife; The Fox in the Bag
E22
Dandarabochi and the Giant Sandals; The Painted Wife; The Fox in the BagA titan lays siege to a small fishing village, an evil lord steals a man's beautiful wife (repeat from episode 18), and friends of a lord plot to take back his money from a fox haunting in a graveyard.
The Puppet Master; The God of the Bathroom; The Whale and the Sea Cucumber
E23
The Puppet Master; The God of the Bathroom; The Whale and the Sea CucumberA puppet master visits a strange temple, a goddess is punished for her dalliances (repeat from episode 16) and an arrogant whale loses a race.
Unspeaking Okiku; Ubasute Mountain; The Sumo Wrestler's Little Sister
E24
Unspeaking Okiku; Ubasute Mountain; The Sumo Wrestler's Little SisterA 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 (repeat from episode 19), and a tense hostage situation at a sumo wrestler's dojo.
Monkey Crab; The Straw Headman; Head Lake
E25
Monkey Crab; The Straw Headman; Head LakeCrabs 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 (repeat from episode 16), and a man's head becomes the scene of strange happenings.
Episode 78
E26
Episode 78
The Ear Statue; The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin; The Little Chestnut
E52
The Ear Statue; The Kappa and the Handwashing Basin; The Little ChestnutA Compilation of Three Tales from past Episodes