An adaptation of a Japanese folktale in which a feudal lord seeks a samurai cat to rid his castle of a savage rat, but soon discovers that violence is not always the best way to accomplish things.

"Seventeen-year-old Kira Fujikawa has never had it easy. She's bullied by the popular girls in school. Her parents ignore her. And she's also plagued with a secret: She can see yokai, the ghosts and demons that haunt the streets of Kyoto. But things accelerate from bad to worse when she learns that Shuten-doji, the demon king, will rise at the next blood moon to hunt down an ancient relic and bring the world to a catastrophic end. Not exactly skilled...

A retelling of the traditional Japanese tale about a poor sail maker who gains a beautiful but mysterious wife skilled at weaving magical sails.

Relates how Bokuden Tsukahara, the greatest swordsman of sixteenth-century Japan, deals with a boastful, bullying warrior during a ferry ride across a great river.

Stealing the young goblins' magic fan, a badger makes a fortune after using the fan to make a rich girl's nose grow.

A poor god living in the attic of an unsuccessful family prepares to move with them and causes a reversal of their fortunes.

This classic Japanese fairy tale tells the story of Issun Boshi, the tiny son of an old, long childless couple. He is tested in several adventures and handles himself so bravely that, in the end, he is rewarded with just the right princess!

A spoiled rich man in Japan discovers a respect for nature in time to turn his life around.

Retells the traditional Japanese tale in which a boy who's defeated all the other boys in his village in wrestling travels to the city to test his skill at a sumo tournament, but along the way meets a girl who's even stronger than he is.