Japanese Short

"WA" is a Japanese word that describes, or encompasses, the “essence” of what it is to “be Japanese”. This spirit is intricately woven throughout these stories as fantastic creatures, fearsome monsters, animals that are all too human, and people that are, well, all too human too. They make choices and fateful decisions that'll take each character on journeys that are terrifying and miraculous, whimsical and thought-provoking, mysterious, magical, and uniquely Japanese. Come along and join them, as life’s lessons are learned, or sometimes not.

自分は素直ではないな、素直になりたいな、という大人にぜひ聴いていただきたい作品です。

子供向けの童話、とされていますが、今一度ぜひ大人に聴いてもらいたい作品です。働き盛りの大人ではなくて、社会の荒波を乗り越え、いろいろなものを守るために戦ってきた大人に、ぜひ贈りたい作品です。

'The Two Frogs' is the story of two amphibians who live in different cities in Japan. Each desires to see the world, so each sets out on a journey towards the other's home city. When they meet at the top of a mountain, the two frogs make friends and devise a plan to work out whether their journey is worthwhile - with unintended consequences.

Jonathan is attracted to the ornate mirror from the first moment he sees it in the antique shop where he works after school. But there is something wrong with the mirror, something evil - as Jonathan will discover after he accidentally gets a trace of his blood on its surface in this disturbing tale of terror.

Bisnu finds how dangerous and lonely life can be for a boy who has to leave his home to earn money for his family. As he sets to work on the limestone quarries with the choking dust enveloping the beautiful mountain air, he longs for home more than ever.

原作：世界の昔話「愛らしくかわいらしい『コアラ』。そのコアラのしっぽが、昔はとても長かったというのは知っていますか?コアラのしっぽが短くなったのには、こんなわけがありました・・」