“Stop-motion fairy tale: poor man trades straw for increasingly valuable items, ending with a villa.”
Nihon Mukashibanashi: Warashibe Chouja
日本むかしばなし わらしべ長者
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Stop-motion fairy tale: poor man trades straw for increasingly valuable items, ending with a villa.
Stop motion animation of an old Japanese fairy tale. A poor man trades a piece of straw for a more expensive item. In the course of his journey, he manages to finally exchange the last item for a villa.
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A Movie Production
Gakken Eigakyoku
- Format 1 × 16′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 16m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1966 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-8628 catalog
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- Gakken Eigakyoku Producer