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Yokai, Yocat: Cat Yokai from Japanese Folklore
Yokai, Yocat! Yokai are the backbone of Japan’s mythology and folklore scene. There are so many to choose from and many of the monsters have short folktales associated with them, so to help us choose we perused Thersa Matsuura’s book of Japanese Folklore and settled on a monster we know best- cats! Over the years on this podcast, we have covered a few Japanese stories, including The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and The Tale of the Boneless Jellyfish, as well as referenced Japanese storytelling traditions and yokai whenever they were relevant to other tales we were…
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The Mythology and Monsters of K-Pop Demon Hunters
The Mythology and Monsters of K-Pop Demon Hunters Welcome to Tales from the Box Office where Fox and Sparrow moonlight as TV and Movie reviewers who focus on the myths and monsters behind the fictional folklore fanfare! In this part, we will focus on the various monsters and their myths. Sony Picture Animation’s K-Pop Demon Hunters has taken the world by storm! The movie was co-directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans and features a fictional K-Pop girl group called Huntr/x who sing to reinforce the Honmoon, a magical barrier protecting the world from demons. In our last post we…
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The Shamans and Swords of K-Pop Demon Hunters
The Shamans and Swords of K-Pop Demon Hunters Welcome to Tales from the Box Office where Fox and Sparrow moonlight as TV and Movie reviewers who focus on the myths and monsters behind the fictional folklore fanfare! In this part, we will focus on Shamanism and Huntr/x. K-Pop Demon Hunters is the blockbuster of the summer and it was only just released in June! The movie which was produced by Sony Pictures Animation and co-directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans features a fictional K-Pop girl group called Huntr/x who just so happen to also be demon hunters. This post…
Tales from the Enchanted Forest 