Tanuki AI Videos

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Direct the shapeshifting raccoon-dog in your browser with Morphic's Tanuki AI video generator. Generate tanuki scenes like a plump tanuki toasting with a sake flask under a straw hat, a Bunbuku teakettle sprouting legs and a tail, or a tanuki caught halfway into the shape of a wandering monk, and pair them with the Speech and Music tools to voice the trickster and score the folk tune. Stitch the gags into a Japanese folklore episode on the Canvas.

Tanuki figures you can direct

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Tanuki scenes you can stage

A tanuki toasts by the lantern

On a wet festival lane at dusk, a plump tanuki in a straw hat raises a sake flask beneath a red paper lantern, steam curling from a food stall behind it. Slow dolly-in on the grinning raccoon-dog as lantern light warms its fur.

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The Bunbuku kettle bolts

In a lamplit temple kitchen, an iron tea-kettle sprouts a furry head and four scrambling paws and leaps off the hearth as a startled monk recoils. Quick handheld pan chasing the half-kettle beast across the floorboards.

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A tanuki caught mid-transformation

On a moonlit mountain path, a tanuki freezes halfway into a robed pilgrim, one half monk with staff and hat, the other still furred paws and a striped tail. Cold static wide shot holding on the seam between the two forms.

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The phantom mansion in the woods

Deep in autumn forest, a Bake-danuki drums its belly and a whole lantern-lit mansion shimmers into being among the bare trees, half-transparent against the moon. Sweeping crane shot pulling back to reveal the illusion dissolving at its edges.

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Make Tanuki videos in three steps

  1. 01

    Describe your Tanuki scene

    Write the Tanuki scene you want, in plain words.

  2. 02

    Generate the video

    Morphic generates a cinematic, frame-ready clip on your canvas in seconds.

  3. 03

    Refine your Tanuki video

    Tweak the prompt, regenerate variations, then download or share the shot.

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Cinematic storyboard

Cinematic storyboard

Share a scene description with character references. Get a full storyboard with shot angles and mood.

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3x3 storyboard

3x3 storyboard

Feed in a single image. Get 9 cinematic beats laid out as a 3x3 storyboard grid.

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Cinematic scene

One image to a 9-scene cinematic video.

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Expressions

Expressions

Take any character image and generate 6 distinct facial expressions on a single reference sheet.

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Time-freeze effect

Cinematic time-freeze short film for any scene

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Put yourself in a movie

Drop in a photo of yourself. Get a 12-second cinematic movie with animation and a matched soundtrack.

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FAQs

Where can I make Tanuki videos with AI?
You can create tanuki scenes directly in your browser on Morphic. Open the Text to Video tool, describe the disguise or gag you want, and Morphic produces the clip. No installs and no specialist software needed.
What kinds of tanuki scenes work best with AI video?
Playful single-shot moments tend to work best: a tanuki toasting with a sake flask under a lantern, the Bunbuku teakettle bolting off the hearth, a tanuki caught halfway into a monk, or a phantom mansion conjured in the woods. Anchor each tanuki scene to a specific gag, location, time of day, and mood.
How do I keep my tanuki consistent across scenes?
Use the Character Lineup workflow to lock in the tanuki’s look, the straw hat, the striped tail, the round grinning face, then reference that character card in every prompt. Morphic preserves the design across the arc so a tanuki series feels continuous from gag to gag.
How do I write a good prompt for a tanuki scene?
Name the trick, the setting, the lighting, and the camera direction. For example: "a tanuki freezes halfway into a robed pilgrim on a moonlit mountain path, half monk and half furred paws, cold static wide shot holding on the seam between the forms." The more specific your imagery, the closer the output matches your imagination.
Can I add narration and music to my Tanuki videos?
Yes. The Speech tool generates a voiceover from your script in the voice you choose, and the Music tool produces an original soundtrack, a lively folk tune or shakuhachi score, to set the mood. Layer them onto your generated video to publish a complete tanuki episode.
What visual style works best for tanuki videos?
The tanuki suits a playful register other yokai do not. Ukiyo-e woodblock and sumi-e ink washes fit the folk-tale gags, storybook watercolor lifts the trickster tone, and cinematic photoreal grounds the mid-transformation shots. Name the style directly in the prompt and Morphic will hold it across the series.