Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

πŸ“Š Series Specifications

Network Nippon News Network, All-Nippon News Network
Episode Runtime ~30 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 34
Original Language JA

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (1986)

⭐ 3.8 / 5 (2 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons πŸ“Ό 34 Episodes 🏷️ Animation, Drama πŸ“‘ Ended
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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).

Seasons & Episodes

E1 The Izu Dancer
E2 The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring
E3 The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer
E4 The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum
E5 The wind blows
E6 The fruit of Olympus
E7 Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!
E8 Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!
E9 From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days
E10 The Dancing Girl
E11 Asunaro Story
E12 A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School
E13 A Roadside Stone: Hard Times
E14 Growing Up
E15 The priest of Mount Kōya
E16 A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi
E17 The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb
E18 A Voice from Heaven
E19 The Theatre of Life
E20 Season of the sun: A dangerous youth
E21 The Tale of Shunkin
E22 Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 1: The Lucky Adventurer of the Kodokan Dojo
E23 Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 2: Deadly Mountain Thunder
E24 Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 3: Battle at Ukyo ga Hara
E25 The harp of Burma Part 1: Noplace like home
E26 The harp of Burma Part 2: Song of separation
E27 A Walker in the Attic
E28 A Psychological Test
E29 A Red Room
E30 The New Story of Tōno
E31 The Martyr
E32 The Story of Koyasu Dog
E33 Student Days

Based on the book by Masao Kume.

E34 Friendship

Based on the book by Saneatsu Mushanokōji.