“Collection of 11 classic Japanese animated short films spanning fairy tales, fables, and poignant family stories.”
Tonkaradani Monogatari
とんから谷物語
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Collection of 11 classic Japanese animated short films spanning fairy tales, fables, and poignant family stories.
1. Tonkaradani Monogatari (The Tale of Tonkara Valley) 2. Utae Penny yo (Sing Penny) 3. Slik Hat Monogatari (Silk Hat Story) 4. Ribbon no Kishi: Tink to Kin no Tamago (Ribbon Knight: Tink and the Golden Egg) 5. Shiroi Kubi no Kogamo (Duckling with the White Neck) 6. Kin no Uroko (The Golden Scale) 7. Okaasan no Ashi (Why Mother Lost Her Leg) 8. Butoukai e Kita Akuma (The Devil Invites Himself to the Ball) 9. Haha no Mebanashi (Why Mother Lost Her Eyes) 10. Mignon 11. Tsuru no Izumi (The Spring of Crane)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 11 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 28m approx
- Published Jan 1953 – Jan 1957
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M16498 catalog