Stories

An old man drops his rice ball into a hole and discovers a magical world of mice.

A mother goat warns her seven kids about the wolf. But the clever wolf tricks them into opening the door.

The legendary tale of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the magical sword Excalibur.

A boy born from a giant peach travels with a dog, a monkey, and a pheasant to defeat ogres on Onigashima Island.

An old man drops his rice ball into a hole and discovers a magical world of mice.

A fisherman visits the Dragon Palace under the sea, but returns to find everything changed.

A crab and its friends seek revenge on a greedy monkey who tricked the crab.

A crane rescued by a man transforms into a woman to weave beautiful cloth for him.

A mysterious girl found in a bamboo stalk grows up to be a beautiful princess form the Moon.

A mother goat warns her seven kids about the wolf. But the clever wolf tricks them into opening the door.

The legendary tale of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the magical sword Excalibur.

The story of Robin Hood and his merry men who stole from the rich to give to the poor in Sherwood Forest.

A young man named d'Artagnan travels to Paris to join the Musketeers of the Guard. He befriends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and they are drawn into affairs of state and court.

Two arrogant gentlemen get lost in the mountains and find a mysterious restaurant with very strange rules for its guests.

A story of Buddha’s attempt to save a sinner from hell using a single spider’s thread.

A baby fox braves the human town alone to buy warm mittens on a cold winter night — and discovers that humans may not be so frightening after all.

A kind red ogre wants to be friends with humans. His friend, the blue ogre, helps him by playing the villain, but there is a sad price to pay for their friendship.

A classic Rakugo story where a group of young men discuss their fears, and one man claims his greatest fear is manju sweets.

A famous Rakugo story about a father who tries to give his newborn son an incredibly long, auspicious name.

A clever man tricks a soba vendor to pay less by asking for the time — but his foolish imitator fails spectacularly.

A poor man strikes a deal with the Death God to become a doctor, but his greed leads to a gamble with fate.

A classic Rakugo story about two honest men and a wise magistrate who each take a one-ryo loss to solve a dispute.

An urban legend about a mysterious creature with the body of a dog and the face of a human that runs incredibly fast at night.

A famous Japanese urban legend of a woman who asks people if she is beautiful, before revealing a scary secret.

A terrifying encounter in the Edo period with a yokai that has no face.