Animated Classics of Japanese Literature
Animation·Drama·1986·1 Seasons
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
Season 1
S01 | E01
The Izu Dancer
1986-04-25
S01 | E02
The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring
1986-05-02
S01 | E03
The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer
1986-05-09
S01 | E04
The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum
1986-05-16
S01 | E05
The wind blows
1986-05-23
S01 | E06
The fruit of Olympus
1986-05-30
S01 | E07
Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!
1986-06-06
S01 | E08
Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!
1986-06-13
S01 | E09
From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days
1986-06-20
S01 | E10
The Dancing Girl
1986-06-27
S01 | E11
Asunaro Story
1986-07-04
S01 | E12
A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School
1986-07-18
S01 | E13
A Roadside Stone: Hard Times
1986-07-25
S01 | E14
Growing Up
1986-08-01
S01 | E15
The priest of Mount Kōya
1986-08-08
S01 | E16
A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi
1986-08-15
S01 | E17
The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb
1986-08-29
S01 | E18
A Voice from Heaven
1986-09-05
S01 | E19
The Theatre of Life
1986-09-12
S01 | E20
Season of the sun: A dangerous youth
1986-09-19
