Kobutori: The old man and devils In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Kobutori: The old man and devils / Kobutori. Starik i chertiJapanese fairy tales, # 7.. Edition of the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. Published in Japan and stylized for traditional Japanese editions, the childrens book is in English. / / Traditional Japanese story (in Russian translations: Father Kobutori) about a man with a bump on his cheek. SKUalbac1b13819b6bbe1a.