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Story Land | Peach Boy
ED311906
ももたろう [NHK]
|Length : 10 |Year : 2019 |
One day, an old woman is washing clothes at a river when a large peach comes floating down the stream. She brings it home to her husband and, just as they’re about to cut it open, out pops a healthy baby boy. The old couple name the boy Momotaro (Peach Boy) and raise him to be a fine young man. One day, Momotaro hears about a band of ogres who are terrorizing surrounding villages. He sets off to conquer them, recruiting a dog, monkey and pheasant as retainers along the way, and does many heroic deeds.
Story Land | Urashima Taro
ED311907
うらしまたろう [NHK]
|Length : 10 |Year : 2019 |
One day, a fisherman named Urashima Taro saves a small turtle from boys who are teasing it. The next day, a turtle comes to thank him by taking him down to the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the sea, where he spends time as if in a dream. But when he returns home, many more years have passed than he had realized. Overcome with sadness, he lifts the lid of a treasure box he was given when he left the Dragon Palace, despite being warned that he should never open it…
Story Land | The Magic Raccoonkettle
ED311908
ぶんぶくちゃがま [NHK]
|Length : 10 |Year : 2019 |
A priest at a Buddhist temple acquires a very fine tea kettle, but as soon as he places it over a fire, it suddenly grows legs and a tail and runs away from the heat. Disturbed by the kettle’s obvious enchantment, the priest sells it to an antique dealer. Grateful to have a home, the kettle offers to display its talents on stage, drawing huge crowds and making the dealer very rich…
Story Land | The Snow Woman
ED311909
雪女 [NHK]
|Length : 10 |Year : 2019 |
One night during a blizzard, a young hunter meets a chillingly beautiful snow woman. Although she does not harm him, she does take the life of his elderly companion and makes the young man promise never to tell anyone about what happened. Later, the young man marries a beautiful young woman who knocks on his door, having lost her way in a snowstorm. The couple live happily together, but one stormy night, he remembers the night he met the snow woman and begins to talk…
Story Land | Old Man Blossom
ED311910
はなさかじいさん [NHK]
|Length : 10 |Year : 2019 |
An honest old man takes loving care of a puppy he has found. One day, the puppy begins barking in the corner of a field. Digging where the puppy is barking, the old man finds a great treasure of gold coins. A greedy old man who lives next door sees what happens and drags the puppy to his own field. But when he digs where the puppy barks, he finds nothing but snakes and centipedes. Angered, the greedy old man kills the puppy…