Folktales from Japan - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes52
DatesApr. 1, 2012 - März 31, 2013
Episodes
Season 1Episode 125 min
The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra
A collection of three Japanese Stories
Apr. 1, 2012
Season 1Episode 225 min
Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage
In this episode, the small shows the biggest bravery, and old man’s accidental gift is repaid, and the lazy man gets the cow. Source: crunchyroll
Apr. 8, 2012
Season 1Episode 325 min
The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion
An old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly. Source: crunchyroll
Apr. 15, 2012
Season 1Episode 425 min
Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi
A 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” Source: crunchyroll
Apr. 22, 2012
Season 1Episode 525 min
Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures
A Fisherman’s 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. Source: crunchyroll
Apr. 29, 2012
Season 1Episode 625 min
Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry
We learn the tale of Sakata no Kintoki, a lord learns more than expected, and sometimes you have to cry to move on. Source: crunchyroll
Mai 6, 2012
Season 1Episode 725 min
The Fish Wife, The Rich Pond Snail, The Lying Girl
A fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, a couple is blessed with an unusual child, and a lying boy meets a lying girl. Source: crunchyroll
Mai 13, 2012
Season 1Episode 825 min
The Carpenter and Oniroku, The Bear and the Fox, The Priest and the Child Cross the River
A demon puts a carpenter in an unwanted deal, a fox learns of karma, and what is more important, honesty or obedience. Source: crunchyroll
Mai 20, 2012
Season 1Episode 925 min
Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness
A priest saves a town from sacrificing another daughter, a lazy man learns hard work, and a lazier man learns nothing. Source: crunchyroll
Mai 27, 2012
Season 1Episode 1025 min
Sannen-Netarou; The Last Lie; Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!
A good for nothing saves the day, a liar gets the last laugh, and we learn the importance of names. Source: crunchyroll
Juni 2, 2012
Season 1Episode 1125 min
The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!
A man learns to look beyond the surface of a person, a flower seller forgets to keep his promise, and everything is sacred. Source: crunchyroll
Juni 9, 2012
Season 1Episode 1225 min
The Furuya Forest; The Traveler's Horse; A Crow in the Dark of Night
A 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. Source: crunchyroll
Juni 16, 2012
Season 1Episode 1325 min
The Teapot Raccoon Dog; The Razor Fox; Sosou Soukurou
A raccoon repays a debt but learns a lesson, the fox thinks 5 steps ahead, and Mr. Careless needs to slow down. Source: crunchyroll
Juni 23, 2012
Season 1Episode 1425 min
Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Old Woman's Skin; Potato Rolling
The origin of the Tanabata festival is told, a snake causes a calamity, and manners are important. Source: crunchyroll
Juni 30, 2012
Season 1Episode 1525 min
The Fire Man; Rat Sumo; The Priest and the Kid's Pupupatapata
A man is repaid for an accidental gift, but greed ruins all, an old couple sponsors a rat, and two kids trick a sneaky priest. Source: crunchyroll
Juli 7, 2012
Season 1Episode 1625 min
The Straw Headman; The God of the Bathroom; Niou and Dokkoi
An unlucky man goes west, a god of luck gets a bum rap, and Japan challenges China in a strong man contest. Source: crunchyroll
Juli 14, 2012
Season 1Episode 1725 min
The Winged Robe of Heaven; The Child Kidnapped by Eagles; The Konnyaku Interrogation
A lie does not build a family, a mother never stops searching, and a traveling priest searches for the answer. Source: crunchyroll
Juli 21, 2012
Season 1Episode 1825 min
The Painted Wife; Left Behind; If You Pick Up Money
A man fights for his wife, a haunt ditch, and more money more problems. Source: crunchyroll
Juli 28, 2012
Season 1Episode 1925 min
Ubasute Mountain; The Letterbearer Of The Water God; The Lucky Samurai
The old is thrown away, a man delivers a letter for a water god, and a fake samurai gets lucky. Source: crunchyroll
Aug. 5, 2012
Season 1Episode 2025 min
Princess Kaguya; The Demonic Little Sister; Scary Meat Buns
An 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. Source: crunchyroll
Aug. 12, 2012
Season 1Episode 2125 min
Umisachihiko And Yamasachihiko; The Day The Kappa Came; King Enma Screws Up
Two bothers exchange jobs, a kappa waits 14 years, and 3 souls get a 2nd chance. Source: crunchyroll
Aug. 19, 2012
Season 1Episode 2225 min
Three Axes; The Monkey's Groom; The Tengu and the Thief
Did you drop the gold axe or the silver axe? A man makes a deal with a monster, and a Tengu is tricked. Source: crunchyroll
Aug. 26, 2012
Season 1Episode 2325 min
The Farting Wife; The Cat and The Teapot Lid; Chakurikakifu
A new bride is explosive, a hunter gets lucky, and Cha – Kuri – Kaki – Fu. Source: crunchyroll
Sept. 2, 2012
Season 1Episode 2425 min
Mouse Takes A Groom; The Pebble Letter; The Silence Contest
Mother and Father Mouse hunt for the best husband, a wife and husband communicate without words, and a couple battles for the last rice ball. Source: crunchyroll
Sept. 9, 2012
Season 1Episode 2525 min
The Listening Hood; The Dog and Cat's Treasure; The Ghost's Poem Reading
A man listens to the world around him, a dog and cat rescue their master, and a ghost is lost in rhyme. Source: crunchyroll
Sept. 16, 2012
Season 1Episode 2625 min
Tanokyuu; Tee-tee The Little Monk; The Fake Jizo Statue
Tanokyuu tricks a snake and gets a reward, monsters pick a fight with the wrong monk, and a monk and raccoon do battle. Source: crunchyroll
Sept. 23, 2012
Season 1Episode 2725 min
Orihime and Hikoboshi; The Village of the Nightingales; The Monkey Buddha
Recap Episode
Sept. 30, 2012
Season 1Episode 2825 min
The Tengu's Cloak; Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; King Enma Is Hachigoro-don
Invisibility comes with a price; a demon repays a kindness, and always carries some Yaki-Gobou when you die. Source: crunchyroll
Okt. 7, 2012
Season 1Episode 2925 min
The Horse Mountain Woman; The Shrimp Goes to Ise; What Sickness?
A mountain woman overeats, there is always someone bigger, and a man shouldn’t eat. Source: crunchyroll
Okt. 14, 2012
Season 1Episode 3025 min
The Cat Wife; The Gonzo Bug; The Long-Nose Fan
A cat wants to replay her master, a greedy man trips to much, a lazy man fans too much. Source: crunchyroll
Okt. 21, 2012
Season 1Episode 3125 min
The Mountain Pear Hunter; The Old Woman In the House; The Centipede Gets The Doctor
Rustle Rustle Don't Go, a bully gets his, and walking stick breaks a bone. Source: crunchyroll
Okt. 28, 2012
Season 1Episode 3225 min
The Rich Charcoal Maker; The Tree That Grows Gold; The Priest's Towel
Money gets up and walks away, everybody farts, and true kindness is always repaid. Source: crunchyroll
Nov. 4, 2012
Season 1Episode 3325 min
Straw Bale Touta; The Fox Gives Birth; Cling And Hold
The fearsome warrior Fujiwara Touta Hidesato fears nothing; a village doctor changes his way, and Please! Cling! Please! Hold! Source: crunchyroll
Nov. 11, 2012
Season 1Episode 3425 min
The Three Brothers; The Wolf's Eyebrows; Dokkoisho
Three brothers learn the best use of money, wolves won’t eat a good man, and dokkosiho is delicious! Source: crunchyroll
Nov. 18, 2012
Season 1Episode 3525 min
The Treasure Gourd; The White Rabbit of Inaba; The Bald Wife
A thief gets tricked, a rabbit plays tricks, and a brother’s revenge for a trick goes too far. Source: crunchyroll
Nov. 25, 2012
Season 1Episode 3625 min
The Crane Repays A Debt; Slaying the Demon of Ooeyama; The Water of Youth
A crane repays a fisherman, a group of heros defeat a demon, and moderation is key. Source: crunchyroll
Dez. 2, 2012
Season 1Episode 3725 min
The Three Charms; The Child and The Cat Picture; The God of Poverty
A kid learns to trust his priest, a priest learns to believe in a child’s dream, and the gods have to go. Source: crunchyroll
Dez. 9, 2012
Season 1Episode 3825 min
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Oshira; The Tortoise and the Hare
A country rat tries out the big city, a father learns a hard lesson, and it’s tortoise vs. hare. Source: crunchyroll
Dez. 16, 2012
Season 1Episode 3925 min
The Jizo Statue With The Hat; The Mortar That Made Salt; A Guest On New Year's Eve
The gods repay a kindness, greed gets you nowhere, and a true act of kindness is always rewarded. Source: crunchyroll
Dez. 23, 2012
Season 1Episode 4025 min
Momotaro; Princess Flowerpot Head; The Story of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiac
A couple finds a baby, a young girl lives with a flowerpot on her head, and how the zodiac got its animals. Source: crunchyroll
Jan. 6, 2013
Season 1Episode 4125 min
We Stopped The War; The Giant Snake And The Hunter; Otter's House
A nation tricks a war hungry nation, a hunter tricks a snake, and an otter tricks a fox. Source: crunchyroll
Jan. 13, 2013
Season 1Episode 4225 min
The Snake Boy; The Kappa And The Straw Shoes; The Fava Bean, Straw, & Charcoal
A couple raise a snake, a kappa gets married, and a Fava Bean, Straw, and Charcoal take a trip to Ise Source: crunchyroll
Jan. 20, 2013
Season 1Episode 4325 min
The Wind God and the Children; The Lacquer Brothers; The Ama no Jyaku and the Child
Children learn how to seasons come in, a brother’s greed leads to ruin, and an Ama no Jyaku gets tricked. Source: crunchyroll
Jan. 27, 2013
Season 1Episode 4425 min
Blessings Of Heaven And Earth; The Leaf Hachibei; The Ginger Wife
An honest man gets rewarded by a liar, a husband white lie turns into a great whale, and a couple tries the ginger trick. Source: crunchyroll
Feb. 3, 2013
Season 1Episode 4525 min
The Bridge Where You Buy Miso; The Cat Congregation; The Old Man Who Swallowed Birds
A giving man waits by a bridge, a monk witness his cat give a moving speech, and Chichinpuyopuyo Pupuyopuyo Source: crunchyroll
Feb. 10, 2013
Season 1Episode 4625 min
The Hiding Snow; The Three Riddles; The Deep Voice
Is 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. Source: crunchyroll
Feb. 17, 2013
Season 1Episode 4725 min
The Farting Priest; The Demon Mask That Wept; Starfire
A priest gains the power to control farts, a mother in law true colors are show, and brothers want to cook with a star. Source: crunchyroll
Feb. 24, 2013
Season 1Episode 4825 min
The Seven Swans; The Mysterious Love Poem; O is Hard
A sister saves her brothers, a love is found, lost, and found again, and you put an “o” in front of everything to be polite. Source: crunchyroll
März 3, 2013
Season 1Episode 4925 min
The Cry That Split The Night; Octopuses Don't Have Bones; The Former Dog
A dog is loyal no matter what, the Queens wants monkey livers, and a dog wishes to be human. Source: crunchyroll
März 10, 2013
Season 1Episode 5025 min
The Thousand League Sandals; The Mountain Priest & the White Wolf; The Days Pass So Fast
Three brothers run from a demon, a priest spends a night in a tree, and the Sun, Moon, and Thunder come to an agreement. Source: crunchyroll
März 17, 2013
Season 1Episode 5125 min
Yamata no Orochi; The Satori Woman and the Bucket Maker; Return the Smell
Susano’o has to prove his worth, a Satori woman finds her man, and a cheapo meets his match. Source: crunchyroll
März 24, 2013
Season 1Episode 5225 min
The Rich Charcoal Maker;Grannie Demon Is My Matchmaker; What Sickness?
Recap episode
März 31, 2013
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