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About the Old Dog Bodřík

Night after night, Bodřík dutifully protects his master's humble farm and livestock from prowling wolves. But when his master decides it’s time to get

1969

Kirikou and the Sorceress

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

1998

Kishin Douji Zenki Gaiden: Anki Kitan

In Kanoesaru village every 60 years mysterious murders happen. Every time seven 17 year old girls are killed. The villagers believe it is the work of

1997

The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll

An exuberant story about Askeladden, the hero of Norwegian traditional fairy tales, outwitting the good-natured troll.

1967

Ayapaneco. El viento

The breeze we feel everywhere is an ancient drunk man destroying everything as he goes by, until he was turned into the wind.

2015

A Story-A Story

Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.

1973

Toe

A stop-motion gothic folktale. A starving young boy eats a human toe that he finds in the ground. Later that night, something comes to his bedroom wan

2019

Kris The Cat

The Queen's cat goes on an adventure in the countryside where he discovers that love, in its many forms, surrounds him.

Nu Wa Patches Up Sky

Short animated version of the Chinese folktale, Nüwa Mends the Heavens

1985

How Death Came to Earth

How Death Came to Earth is a 14 minute cutout animation film by Ishu Patel produced in 1971 by the National Film Board of Canada. The film deals with

1971

The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Tale - this is what is everyone from childhood. Give yourself a chance to once again return to the magical world created by Alexander Pushkin. Advent

1984

Vasilisa the Beautiful

Young prince meets a talking frog who turns out to be a beautiful but cursed princess. To remove the curse, he must go on a quest to find and outsmart

1977

The Magic Ballad

The 25 minute film tells the tale of an ailing elderly woman named Itako who encounters a fox named Okon. The story opens with Itako lying bedridden,

1982

Dreams into Drawing

The painter Kuwagata Keisai lived over 200 years ago. He created 'Ways to Sketch', a series of picture books illustrating humans and animals, all rich

2019

Mirzya

Two star-crossed lovers must battle the forces which try to keep them apart at different timelines and at different world's.

2016

Dancing Mistress

Osen, a dance teacher who hates men, refuses to become the concubine of a rich merchant, but falls in love with the thief Sojiro, unaware that he is a

1957

Weak-kneed from Fear of Ghost-Cat

Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

1954

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with

2007

The Tale of Fedot, the Shooter

Wanting to destroy the Archer and marry his wife, the King comes up with tests for the hero.

1988

The Story of Sim Cheong

Based on the traditional story of a girl who makes her blind father see by donating 300 bags of rice to Bongwon Temple.

1962