Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

TV · 32 eps · 1986
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Synopsis

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). (Source: Official Website)

Episodes (32)

  1. 1. The Izu Dancer04/25/1986
  2. 2. The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring05/02/1986
  3. 3. The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer05/09/1986
  4. 4. The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum05/16/1986
  5. 5. The wind blows05/23/1986
  6. 6. The fruit of Olympus05/30/1986
  7. 7. Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!06/06/1986
  8. 8. Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!06/13/1986
  9. 9. From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days06/20/1986
  10. 10. The Dancing Girl06/27/1986
  11. 11. Asunaro Story07/04/1986
  12. 12. A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School07/18/1986
  13. 13. A Roadside Stone: Hard Times07/25/1986
  14. 14. Growing Up08/01/1986
  15. 15. The priest of Mount Kōya08/08/1986
  16. 16. A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi08/15/1986
  17. 17. The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb08/29/1986
  18. 18. A Voice from Heaven09/05/1986
  19. 19. The Theatre of Life09/12/1986
  20. 20. Season of the sun: A dangerous youth09/19/1986
  21. 21. The Tale of Shunkin10/03/1986
  22. 22. Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 1: The Lucky Adventurer of the Kodokan Dojo10/17/1986
  23. 23. Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 2: Deadly Mountain Thunder10/24/1986
  24. 24. Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 3: Battle at Ukyo ga Hara10/31/1986
  25. 25. The harp of Burma Part 1: Noplace like home11/07/1986
  26. 26. The harp of Burma Part 2: Song of separation11/14/1986
  27. 27. A Walker in the Attic11/21/1986
  28. 28. A Psychological Test11/28/1986
  29. 29. A Red Room12/05/1986
  30. 30. The New Story of Tōno12/12/1986
  31. 31. The Martyr12/19/1986
  32. 32. The Story of Koyasu Dog12/26/1986