Folktales from Japan - Hometown Rebuilding (2012) (season)
The Raccoon's Spinning Wheel / The Two Moons / Ubasute Mountain (S01E138)
(episode)- Tanuki no itoguruma / Futacu no cuki / Ubasute jama (more)
Japan,
2014, 24 min
Screenplay:
Marie TerunumaVOD (1)
Plots(1)
A raccoon comes to a woodcutter's house and learns to work a spinning wheel. On a moonlit night, a giant snake appears with two moons in tow and swallows a hunter. His daughters find out and swear revenge. A lord issues an order that anybody who turns 60 must be left in the mountains to die. A son tearfully takes his mom up to the mountains but can't bear to it. He hides her beneath the floor. (Crunchyroll)
(more)Cast
Akira Emoto (narrator)
Japan
Best series:
Humanoid Monster, Bem (2011) (series)
Yoneko Matsukane (narrator)
Japan
Best series:
Vicky the Viking (1974) (series)
The Rose of Versailles (1979) (series)
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980) (series)