grew taller. Thus, the child was named the "one-sun boy" or "Issun-bōshi". One day, Issun-bōshi said he wanted to go the capital to become a warrior, so he...

netsukes, and in architecture. It is also a stock item in popular tales. In Issun-bōshi ("One-Inch Boy"), the hero gains the mallet defeating an ogre (oni) and...

stock villains in the well-known fairytales of Momotarō (Peach Boy), Issun-bōshi, and Kobutori Jīsan. Although oni have been described as frightening...

Der kleine Däumling (Germany), Tommelise (Denmark), Little One Inch/Issun-bōshi (Japan), Si Kelingking (Indonesia), Thumbikin (Norway), Garbancito and...

story Momotarō. One Inch Boy (一寸法師, Issun-bōshi) Voiced by: Konami Yoshida The hero of the fairy tale Issun-bōshi. Sun Wukong (孫悟空, Son Gokū) Voiced by:...

Gloves" (月と手袋, Tsuki to Tebukuro, April 1955) Novels The Dwarf (一寸法師, Issun-bōshi, 1926) The Spider-Man (蜘蛛男, Kumo-Otoko, 1929) The Edge of Curiosity-Hunting...

Middle Ages. In the Otogizōshi, familiar tales such as Urashima Tarō and Issun-bōshi also appeared. The next major change in yōkai came after the period of...

and Niimi reluctantly prepares to do Issun Bōshi's bidding... Niimi exits the restroom to find Nanako; Issun Bōshi wants her punished for laughing at him...

shaku and eight sun, and the Japanese version of the Tom Thumb story, Issun Bōshi (一寸法師), literally "one sun boy", as well as in many Japanese proverbs...

Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine, before departing. One-Inch Boy from the fairy tail Issun-bōshi also departs from Suminoe no Hosoe. He heads into Suminoe no Kai (present...