Folktale Movies

The 25 minute film tells the tale of an ailing elderly woman named Itako who encounters a fox named Okon. The story opens with Itako lying...

Two star-crossed lovers must battle the forces which try to keep them apart at different timelines and at different world's.

Tom Davenport's realistic adaptation of an old Appalachian story. With nothing more than her plucky spirit and her pocket knife, a mountain girl...

Osen, a dance teacher who hates men, refuses to become the concubine of a rich merchant, but falls in love with the thief Sojiro, unaware that he is...

A collection of stories compiled from the English dub of the Madhouse anime series Manga Fairy Tales of the World.

A lonely prospector’s son discovers a shadowy creature that offers a tempting — but deadly — way out of his impoverished town.

Short animated version of the Chinese folktale, Nüwa Mends the Heavens

The Queen's cat goes on an adventure in the countryside where he discovers that love, in its many forms, surrounds him.

a woman's spiritual journey in Ireland on All Hallow-Een

To preserve family history and rectify a family myth, an eccentric 80-something-year-old man needs to prove his long-lost sister can fly.

A record in moving images of a timeless dimension, the tragedy takes place in a dark void where the voiceless ones enact their drama in a theatre of...

Firefly Marsh is a fog-enshrouded corner of the world, steeped in mystery. Stories of what lurks in the dark waters date back to Indian lore. But...

A horror short that takes on the Southern tradition of covering mirrors that face your bed. If not covered, it is believed that spirits will enter...

Based on the traditional story of a girl who makes her blind father see by donating 300 bags of rice to Bongwon Temple.

Wanting to destroy the Archer and marry his wife, the King comes up with tests for the hero.

A stop-motion gothic folktale. A starving young boy eats a human toe that he finds in the ground. Later that night, something comes to his bedroom...

The painter Kuwagata Keisai lived over 200 years ago. He created 'Ways to Sketch', a series of picture books illustrating humans and animals, all...

How Death Came to Earth is a 14 minute cutout animation film by Ishu Patel produced in 1971 by the National Film Board of Canada. The film deals with...

Loosely inspired by folk tales, this film chronicles the mystical journey of a quartet of ageing animals fleeing their fates to find a place free...

Night after night, Bodřík dutifully protects his master's humble farm and livestock from prowling wolves. But when his master decides...