Folktales from Japan: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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?

Series details

• Title: Folktales from Japan
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 2012-04-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-03-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13329
• IMDb ID: tt2291137
• TVDB ID: 257755

Cast and credited roles

• Akira Emoto — Narrator
• Yoneko Matsukane — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-04-01; final listed air date 2013-03-31; episode order: 52.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-04-07; final listed air date 2014-03-30; episode order: 52.
• Season 3: premiered 2014-04-06; final listed air date 2015-03-29; episode order: 51.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-04-05; final listed air date 2016-03-27; episode order: 52.
• Season 5: premiered 2016-04-03; final listed air date 2017-03-26; episode order: 51.
• Season 6: premiered 2017-04-02; final listed air date 2018-03-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Folktales from Japan on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.