Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki
Kamishibai: The Story of the Tanuki
| 01 January 1933 (USA)
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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.

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ada

the leading man is my tpye

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Aedonerre

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

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Orla Zuniga

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

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Allissa

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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