The Japanese myth of the trickster raccoon

Directed by Anna Samo · Starring Bethany Cutmore-Scott · 2021

A struggling traveling salesman frees a trapped tanuki, and the shape-shifting creature finds an unusual way to repay his kindness.

A charming, beautifully animated retelling of a classic Japanese folktale in under four minutes.

Dive into the Japanese myth of the shape-shifting tanuki, as the raccoon-like creature rewards a traveling salesman for his kindness.

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