Based On Myths Legends Or Folklore Movies

'Yokai Dai Seiki' is an ominous work about 10 Yokai's. Some included are Kappa, Red Cloak, Nure-onna, Shichinin Misaki and Yamachichi.

One of the film stories based on the old Prague legends. This one is about the old master clock maker Hanus who construed the Prague Old Town...

A stranger promises to one greedy man to fulfill his every wish. And he desires to be able to turn everything he touches into gold.

An overly confident village boy attempts to hunt down the legendary Chullachaki, a mysterious creature that resides deep within the Peruvian jungle.

An intimate and bucolic portrait of a young girl and her role within her family that reconstructs the biblical myth of Judith and Holofernes.

A barrel organ grinder meets the devil on a mysterious moonlit night in this haunted-house fable, which showcases Trnka’s atmospheric use of...

Short film based on a Yoruba folk tale.

Seals were believed to be former human beings who voluntarily sought death in the ocean. Once a year, on the Thirteenth night, they were allowed to...

A priest tells the story of a man who arrived late one night to confess his sins related to a tragic love triangle. Inspired by the Guatemalan...