Animated Classics of Japanese Literature
A brilliant collection of beautifully animated episodes based on selected masterpieces of Japanese modern literature.
The aim of this series is to appeal to the viewer at large and to give him or her some idea of the variety and individuality which Japanese literature has developed over the last hundred years.
The authors range from Higuchi Ichiyou (Takekurabe), Mori Ougai (The Dancing Girl) and Natsume Souseki (Botchan) to Kawabata Yasunari (The Izu Dancer), Nobel laureate of 1968, and Mishima Yukio (The Sound of Waves).
Year: 1986
Country: Japan
Studio: Nippon News Network, All-Nippon News Network
Director:
Cast:
Crew: Fumio Kurokawa (Series Director), Eiji Okabe (Director)
First Air Date: Apr 25, 1986
Last Air date: Dec 26, 1986
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 32 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 17.861
Language: Japanese
Season
Season 1
Episode
The Izu Dancer
The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring
The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer
The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum
The wind blows
The fruit of Olympus
Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!
Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!
From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days
The Dancing Girl
Asunaro Story
A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School
A Roadside Stone: Hard Times
Growing Up
The priest of Mount Kōya
A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi
The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb
A Voice from Heaven
The Theatre of Life
Season of the sun: A dangerous youth
The Tale of Shunkin
Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 1: The Lucky Adventurer of the Kodokan Dojo
Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 2: Deadly Mountain Thunder
Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 3: Battle at Ukyo ga Hara
The harp of Burma Part 1: Noplace like home
The harp of Burma Part 2: Song of separation
A Walker in the Attic
A Psychological Test
A Red Room
The New Story of Tōno
The Martyr
The Story of Koyasu Dog