Storyline

A picture-story showman is reading a story about a troublemaking tanuki on the street to children. A starving tanuki with nowhere to go plots to steal offerings from Mangokuzan Temple, which has a lot of offerings. The raccoon sneaks into the temple. While he is eating bean-paste buns, a child bonze comes. So, the tanuki turns himself into a statue of Buddha. A shortened and revised version of The "Enchanted Kettle". According to The History of Japanese Animation written by Katsunori Yamaguchi and Yasushi Watanabe, the picture-story scene at the beginning of the film and the scene of the raccoon dog dancing at the end were added in this version.

Key Information

Director Yasuji Murata
Studio Yokohama Cinema Shokai
Rating 6.0/10
Language JA

Frequently Asked Questions

Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki was released on January 1, 1933.

The runtime of Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki is 5m.

Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki is a Animation movie.

Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki has a rating of 6.0 out of 10 on TMDB.

Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.

Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki was directed by Yasuji Murata.

Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki is originally in Japanese.