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 Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Thousand Coin Orange / Paradise Thief poster unavailable

The Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom / The Thousand Coin Orange / Paradise Thief

Season 1 - Episode 130 - 0h 25m

Air Date

October 05, 2014

Overview

A kind old man raises a dog named Shiro, but his greedy neighbor kills it. When he spreads the ashes in the garden... A rich young man is ill and wants an orange, but it's the middle of summer. The head clerk runs all over town and finally finds one. A thief tries to break into a brewery but is knocked out by the owner. The owner thinks the thief is dead and abandons him next to a river. Source: crunchyroll