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
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.