Folktales from Japan

tv show

poster for Folktales from Japan

346 total episodes

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6 seasons

First Aired April 01, 2012

Overview

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.

The Phoenix / The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha / Shibahama poster unavailable

The Phoenix / The Wood Buddha and the Gold Buddha / Shibahama

Season 1 - Episode 107 - 0h 25m

Air Date

April 20, 2014

Overview

The people of a village are beset by a firebird. They call upon the Lion King to protect them, and a great battle begins. A wooden buddha made by a faithful believer and a rich man's golden buddha have a sumo match. The rich man bets everything he owns, and the young man offers to become his servant forever, as a strange battle behinds. A lazy drunkard finds a wallet and uses it to throw a huge party. But when he wakes up it was a dream...!? Source: crunchyroll