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Folktales from Japan

Score

6.6 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

258

Studio

Tomason

Official Streams

Crunchyroll

Folktales from Japan

Also known as ふるさと再生 日本の昔ばなし | Furusato Saisei: Nippon no Mukashi Banashi

TVSpring 2012Source OtherG - All Ages
Supernatural

6.6/10

Community score

#5011

Rank

11.4K

Members

29

Favorites

Synopsis

Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short stories that teach kids to see both the dark and bright sides of life have passed traditional moral values from generation to generation.

Each half-hour episode of Folktales from Japan consists of three self-contained stories, well-known and unknown, with a special focus on heartwarming stories that originate from Tohoku, the northern region heavily touched by the earthquake of 2011. May this program help cheer up earthquake victims and cast a light of hope for them.

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Cast Highlights

Narrator, Male

Narrator, Male

Main

Voice: Emoto, Akira (Japanese)

Narrator, Female

Narrator, Female

Main

Voice: Matsukane, Yoneko (Japanese)

Core Staff

Suzuki, Takuo

Suzuki, Takuo

Director

Numata, Shinnosuke

Numata, Shinnosuke

Sound Director

Harada, Hiroshi

Harada, Hiroshi

Episode Director, Storyboard, Background Art, Key Animation

Higuchi, Masakazu

Higuchi, Masakazu

Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, In-Between Animation, Background Art, Color Setting, Character Design, Animation Director

Hirata, Toshio

Hirata, Toshio

Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

Hosoya, Akio

Hosoya, Akio

Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

Theme Songs

Openings

1: "Hitori no Kimi ga Umareta to sa." by Shoko Nakagawa (eps 1-207)

2: "Furusato Hokkorimura" by Furusato Hokkorimura (eps 208-258)

Endings

1: "Arukou, (あるこう)" by Shoko Nakagawa (eps 1-52)

2: "Pyon Pyon Punyo Punyo no Uta" by Star Flower (eps 53-258)

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Sequel

Furusato Meguri: Nippon no Mukashibanashi

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Recent Episodes

Episode 1

The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom / The Man Who Bought Dreams / The Rat Sutra

4.17/5
Aired 4/1/2012

Episode 2

Little One Inch / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Cow's Marriage

4.33/5
Aired 4/8/2012

Episode 3

The Old Man And His Bump / The Transforming Hood / The Love Potion

4.5/5
Aired 4/15/2012

Episode 4

Strong Tarou / The Village of the Nightingales / Hirabayashi

3.81/5
Aired 4/22/2012

Episode 5

Urashima Tarou / The Monkey Buddha / Comparing Treasures

4.29/5
Aired 4/29/2012

Episode 6

Kintarou / The Two Squid / The Three Cry

4.33/5
Aired 5/6/2012

Episode 7

The Fish Wife / The Rich Pond Snail / The Lying Girl

4.17/5
Aired 5/13/2012

Episode 8

The Carpenter And Oniroku / The Bear And The Fox / The Priest And The Child Cross The River

4.42/5
Aired 5/20/2012
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes258
Duration24 min per ep
SourceOther
RatingG - All Ages
SeasonSpring 2012
AiredApr 1, 2012 to Mar 26, 2017
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#6889
Scored by2.8K
BroadcastSundays at 09:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Folktales from Japan

Romaji title

Furusato Saisei: Nippon no Mukashi Banashi

Japanese title

ふるさと再生 日本の昔ばなし

Synonyms

Hometown Rebuilding: Folktales from Japan, Furusato Saisei: Nippon no Mukashibanashi, Historias Tradicionales Japonesas para la Reconstrucción de los Pueblos

Production Team

Main studio

Tomason

Producers

TV Tokyo, Sony Music Entertainment, Peter Pan Creation

Licensors

Unknown

Japanese title

ふるさと再生 日本の昔ばなし

Themes And Audience

HistoricalKids