Folktale Movies

The breeze we feel everywhere is an ancient drunk man destroying everything as he goes by, until he was turned into the wind.

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

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

Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.

Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

Young prince meets a talking frog who turns out to be a beautiful but cursed princess. To remove the curse, he must go on a quest to find and...

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 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

In the old days it was all murder and mayhem around Llanymawddwy as this renactment of an old legend shows but, never fear, peace now reigns.

Ghost story based on a legendary Thai folk tale.

Like many St. Lawrence Island legends, this story is set in Siberia where Chukchi, the Reindeer People, live. Pelaasi, an elder from Gambell, speaks...

The tale of an old ghost story - A disheveled mariner is haunted by an ominously fervorous bed-sheet ghost

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

A short film that asks "What if, after the boy cried 'wolf', the rest of the town started doing it too?"