Folktales from Japan (2012)
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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.
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
Episode 1
The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom; The Man Who Bought Dreams; The Rat Sutra
Episode 2
Little One Inch, The Rolling Rice Ball, The Cow's Marriage
Episode 3
The Old Man and His Bump, The Transforming Hood, The Love Potion
Episode 4
Strong Tarou, The Village of the Nightengales, Hirabayashi
Episode 5
Urashima Tarou, The Monkey Buddha, Comparing Treasures
Episode 6
Kintarou, The Two Squid, The Three Cry
Episode 7
The Fish Wife, The Rich Pond Snail, The Lying Girl
Episode 8
The Carpenter and Oniroku, The Bear and the Fox, The Priest and the Child Cross the River
Episode 9
Shippeitaro, The Son Who Went to Heaven, Comparing Laziness
Episode 10
Sannen-Netarou; The Last Lie; Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!
Episode 11
The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat; The Snot-Nosed Boy; The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!
Episode 12
The Furuya Forest; The Traveler's Horse; A Crow in the Dark of Night