A fisherman learns to appreciate what he has, a couple is blessed with an unusual child, and a lying boy meets a lying girl.
The Old Man Who Made the Dead Trees Blossom / The Man Who Bought Dreams / The Rat Sutra
Little One Inch / The Rolling Rice Ball / The Cow's Marriage
The Old Man And His Bump / The Transforming Hood / The Love Potion
Strong Tarou / The Village of the Nightingales / Hirabayashi
Urashima Tarou / The Monkey Buddha / Comparing Treasures
Kintarou / The Two Squid / The Three Cry
The Fish Wife / The Rich Pond Snail / The Lying Girl
The Carpenter And Oniroku / The Bear And The Fox / The Priest And The Child Cross The River
Shippei-Tarou / The Son Who Went Up To Heaven / Who's The Laziest?
Sannen-Netarou / The Last Lie / Happy, Splendid, Wonderful!
The Wife Who Wouldn't Eat / The Snot-Nosed Boy / The Priest And The Boy Who Had To Pee!
The Furuya Forest / The Traveler's Horse / A Crow in the Dark of Night
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Natsume is lonely; he has an ability that separates him from others: he can see and interact with spirits. Soon, however, Natsume discovers that he’s not alone: his grandmother Reiko also had the gift. But things get hectic and possibly dangerous for Natsume when he finds out that he also inherited the 'Book of Friends', a book that contains the names...
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If you enjoyed either of these shows as a light study in Japanese culture/folklore/folk superstition/mythology, then you'd probably like the other.