Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

1986 · Animation, Drama · 1 Season · 34 Episodes · 7.5

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).

Episodes

E11. The Izu Dancer30m · 1986-04-25 E22. The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring30m · 1986-05-02 E33. The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer30m · 1986-05-09 E44. The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum30m · 1986-05-16 E55. The wind blows30m · 1986-05-23 E66. The fruit of Olympus30m · 1986-05-30 E77. Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!30m · 1986-06-06 E88. Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!30m · 1986-06-13 E99. From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days30m · 1986-06-20 E1010. The Dancing Girl30m · 1986-06-27 E1111. Asunaro Story30m · 1986-07-04 E1212. A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School30m · 1986-07-18 E1313. A Roadside Stone: Hard Times30m · 1986-07-25 E1414. Growing Up30m · 1986-08-01 E1515. The priest of Mount Kōya30m · 1986-08-08 E1616. A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi30m · 1986-08-15 E1717. The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb30m · 1986-08-29 E1818. A Voice from Heaven30m · 1986-09-05 E1919. The Theatre of Life30m · 1986-09-12 E2020. Season of the sun: A dangerous youth30m · 1986-09-19 E2121. The Tale of Shunkin30m · 1986-10-03 E2222. Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 1: The Lucky Adventurer of the Kodokan Dojo30m · 1986-10-17 E2323. Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 2: Deadly Mountain Thunder30m · 1986-10-24 E2424. Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 3: Battle at Ukyo ga Hara30m · 1986-10-31 E2525. The harp of Burma Part 1: Noplace like home30m · 1986-11-07 E2626. The harp of Burma Part 2: Song of separation30m · 1986-11-14 E2727. A Walker in the Attic30m · 1986-11-21 E2828. A Psychological Test30m · 1986-11-28 E2929. A Red Room30m · 1986-12-05 E3030. The New Story of Tōno30m · 1986-12-12 E3131. The Martyr30m · 1986-12-19 E3232. The Story of Koyasu Dog30m · 1986-12-26 E3333. Student Days30m · 1987-10-08Based on the book by Masao Kume.E3434. Friendship30m · 1987-10-15Based on the book by Saneatsu Mushanokōji.