Folktales from Japan ·ふるさと再生 日本の昔ばなし
Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan is a Japanese anime television series that adapts various traditional stories from Japan. The narration and all character voices are provided by veteran Japanese film actors Akira Emoto and Yoneko Matsukane. An English-subtitled version began "simulcast" availability on the streaming service Crunchyroll March 12, 2012.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Apr 01, 2012
- Popularity: 82.4196
- 2 votes
- Networks
- (JP)
- Production
Tomason
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
6 seaons till Mar 18, 2018
Last episode: The Gongen-sama on the Northern Mountain / Anchin and Kiyohime
Seasons & episodes
Total 6 seasons, 346 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra25 min
In this episode, a dog rewards a kind master, and an old woman's gift is repaid, and a man buys a dream. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 2Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage25 min
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
Episode 3The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion25 min
An old man with a bump dances for a demon band, a fox gets tricked, and a love potion backfires horribly. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 4Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi25 min
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
Episode 5Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures25 min
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
