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 Water Seed / The Blessing Rat / The Hermit Who Did Nothing poster unavailable

The Water Seed / The Blessing Rat / The Hermit Who Did Nothing

Season 1 - Episode 150 - 0h 25m

Air Date

February 22, 2015

Overview

A man helps a snake and is taken to the dragon god's palace, and the dragon god offers him anything he wants. He asks for water for his village. A white rat brings blessings to a man but his greedy neighbor steels it. A lazy man finds a tiny hermit in a pot. The lazier he is the more the hermit grows, until at last it fills the whole house. Source: crunchyroll