Movies: Folktale

  • 1986
    Tales of Magic: Volume 1

    Tales of Magic: Volume 1 (1986)

    Tales of Magic: Volume 1

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

    Tales of Magic: Volume 1
  • 1967
    The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll

    The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll (1967)

    The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll

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

    The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll
  • 1987
    Goddess Chronicles Showcase

    Goddess Chronicles Showcase (1987)

    Goddess Chronicles Showcase

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    Ghost story based on a legendary Thai folk tale....

    Goddess Chronicles Showcase
  • 1969
    Kris The Cat

    Kris The Cat (1969)

    Kris The Cat

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

    Kris The Cat
  • 1988
    The Tale of Fedot, the Shooter

    The Tale of Fedot, the Shooter (1988)

    The Tale of Fedot, the Shooter

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

    The Tale of Fedot, the Shooter
  • 1985
    Nu Wa Patches Up Sky

    Nu Wa Patches Up Sky (1985)

    Nu Wa Patches Up Sky

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

    Nu Wa Patches Up Sky
  • 1969
    Abigail's Giant

    Abigail's Giant (1969)

    Abigail's Giant

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    An old Hispanic folktale about a child-stealing witch becomes real in the life of a little girl who's caught between her parent's crumbling marriage and the creatures that torment her....

    Abigail's Giant
  • 1969
    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Mayor's Clever Daughter

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Mayor's Clever Daughter (1969)

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Mayor's Clever Daughter

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    During a tour of his country, King Matthias the just, comes across a sign in a village: The judge of this village does not have a care in the world! Well, the King gives him an assignment, saying if he does not solve it, he will be beheaded. The judg...

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Mayor's Clever Daughter
  • 1986
    Tales of Magic: Volume 2

    Tales of Magic: Volume 2 (1986)

    Tales of Magic: Volume 2

    01986HD

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

    Tales of Magic: Volume 2
  • 2019
    Toe

    Toe (2019)

    Toe

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    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 wanting it back....

    Toe
  • 1964
    Three Charming Smiles

    Three Charming Smiles (1964)

    Three Charming Smiles

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    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, Tang's affections are finally reciprocated with three charming smiles. To approach the fair maid, Tang...

    Three Charming Smiles
  • 1971
    How Death Came to Earth

    How Death Came to Earth (1971)

    How Death Came to Earth

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    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 an Indian myth of creation, and is notable for its trippy visual style....

    How Death Came to Earth
  • 1973
    A Story-A Story

    A Story-A Story (1973)

    A Story-A Story

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

    A Story-A Story
  • 1969
    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Jackdaw Girls

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Jackdaw Girls (1969)

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Jackdaw Girls

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    A woman has 12 daughters and they were so cheeky that once their mother said in anger: "I wish you turned into jackdaws". Immediately the 12 girls turned into jackdaws and flew away. Later on, a son was born to the woman, who heard the story of his s...

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Jackdaw Girls
  • 1986
    Tales of Magic: Volume 3

    Tales of Magic: Volume 3 (1986)

    Tales of Magic: Volume 3

    01986HD

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

    Tales of Magic: Volume 3
  • 2025
    Hitch

    Hitch (2025)

    Hitch

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    A woman encounters a hitchhiker in the middle of the night while driving. From there, things spiral into absurdity, blurring the lines between what's real -and what isn't....

    Hitch
  • 1987
    Legend of Firefly Marsh

    Legend of Firefly Marsh (1987)

    Legend of Firefly Marsh

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    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 could Firefly Marsh really hide a prehistoric creature like the one in Loch Ness? Twelve year-old Charli...

    Legend of Firefly Marsh
  • 1969
    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Witch

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Witch (1969)

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Witch

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    The poor man’s three sons wanted to get married but their father allowed marrying first only that boy who obtains the most beautiful flower, shawl and girl....

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Witch
  • 1978
    Canada Vignettes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary

    Canada Vignettes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary (1978)

    Canada Vignettes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary

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    There's a "silver lining in every cloud" as Donald O'Neary turns every misfortune his two neighbours can engineer into gold coins. Against the background of the Irish countryside, the customary "rich but dumb" characters meet their match in the "poor...

    Canada Vignettes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary
  • 1977
    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Salt

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Salt (1977)

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Salt

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    When asked by her father, the youngest daughter of the king answers: I love you like people love salt. The king is very annoyed and chases his daughter into the forest. The young king of the neighbouring country finds her, and they decide to get marr...

    Hungarian Folk Tales: The Salt