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Presents a collection of traditional Japanese tales, which unfold in strange situations and end in eerie conclusions, that mirror the realities of our own lives.

A tiny boy, only one inch long, saves a princess from an evil demon. As a reward he grows into a tall young man and becomes the princess's husband.

After he rescues a crane one cold winter night in the mountains of northern Japan, an old man and his wife are visited by a mysterious young woman who stays with them almost a year before they discover her true identity.

After traveling to the Kingdom Beneath the Sea, a young fisherman thinks he has stayed three years but when he returns home, he discovers he has been gone three hundred years.

A kind old couple receive good fortune from their kindness to their dog.

When an elderly couple pray for a son, the Water God sends them a snail boy who grows up to marry a noble's daughter.

A father's fear of the terrible leak ultimately saves him from a thief and wolf.

A cherry tree growing from the top of the wicked landlord's head is the beginning of his misfortunes and a better life for the poor villagers.

Although the tradition is to present carp kites only to boys on Children's Day, Kimiko's parents find a way to make the day special for her.