Folktale Movies

A lonely prospector’s son discovers a shadowy creature that offers a tempting — but deadly — way out of his impoverished town.

A collection of stories compiled from the English dub of the Madhouse anime series Manga Fairy Tales of the World.

Tang Bohu is smitten by the stunning beauty of Qiuxiang, the maid of Grand Tutor Hua, during his visit to a monastery in Suzhou. Stalking the maid,...

A horror short that takes on the Southern tradition of covering mirrors that face your bed. If not covered, it is believed that spirits will enter...

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...

Firefly Marsh is a fog-enshrouded corner of the world, steeped in mystery. Stories of what lurks in the dark waters date back to Indian lore. But...

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 collection of stories compiled from the English dub of the Madhouse anime series Manga Fairy Tales of the World.

After getting trapped in an isolated woodland, a hunter is tormented by his former prey.

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

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

a woman's spiritual journey in Ireland on All Hallow-Een

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

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...

Cheluvi, a poor young woman, has a secret magical power. With the magic, she turns into a tree which produces exotic flowers. Soon, her secret is...

Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

The story takes place in modern-day eastern Serbia, still fertile ground for various forms of superstition and prejudice. Zorica is a village girl...

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

A record in moving images of a timeless dimension, the tragedy takes place in a dark void where the voiceless ones enact their drama in a theatre of...

Joe, a high school boy, travels to the South. To reveal the truth about a mysterious death thirty years ago. Until, on the night of the halo moon, he...