Folktales from Japan - Hometown Rebuilding (2012) (season)
The Gods of Poverty Play Sumo / Trip, Trip / The Hat Jizou Statue (S01E142)
(episode)- Sumó o totta binbógami / Korobu korobu / Kasa Džizó (more)
Japan,
2014, 24 min
Directed by:
Tameo KohanawaVOD (1)
Plots(1)
A hard working family refuses to give in to poverty so the God of Poverty haunting them is to be fired. But they want him to stay. A strange child shouts, "Poor! Trip!" at a poor elderly couple on new years. A poor man gives a priest statue a straw hat, and is given blessings in return. (Crunchyroll)
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)