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.

Wakahime of Ryuuguu / The Salt Millstone / The Escaped Sparrow poster unavailable

Wakahime of Ryuuguu / The Salt Millstone / The Escaped Sparrow

Season 1 - Episode 144 - 0h 25m

Air Date

January 11, 2015

Overview

A young man throws all his firewood into a whirlpool, and the next day he's visited by a woman from the undersea palace of Ryuuguu. A millet makes salt, and never stops. Magical birds escape from a painting drawn by a master. Source: crunchyroll