
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…
Animation, Drama • Series • 1986 • 1 season
S1 E1 - The Izu Dancer
Apr 25, 1986 • 30m
S1 E2 - The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring
May 2, 1986 • 30m
S1 E3 - The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer
May 9, 1986 • 30m
S1 E4 - The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum
May 16, 1986 • 30m
S1 E5 - The wind blows
May 23, 1986 • 30m
S1 E6 - The fruit of Olympus
May 30, 1986 • 30m
S1 E7 - Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!
Jun 6, 1986 • 30m
S1 E8 - Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!
Jun 13, 1986 • 30m
S1 E9 - From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days
Jun 20, 1986 • 30m
S1 E10 - The Dancing Girl
Jun 27, 1986 • 30m
S1 E11 - Asunaro Story
Jul 4, 1986 • 30m
S1 E12 - A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School
Jul 18, 1986 • 30m
S1 E13 - A Roadside Stone: Hard Times
Jul 25, 1986 • 30m
S1 E14 - Growing Up
Aug 1, 1986 • 30m
S1 E15 - The priest of Mount Kōya
Aug 8, 1986 • 30m
S1 E16 - A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi
Aug 15, 1986 • 30m
S1 E17 - The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb
Aug 29, 1986 • 30m
S1 E18 - A Voice from Heaven
Sep 5, 1986 • 30m
S1 E19 - The Theatre of Life
Sep 12, 1986 • 30m
S1 E20 - Season of the sun: A dangerous youth
Sep 19, 1986 • 30m
S1 E21 - The Tale of Shunkin
Oct 3, 1986 • 30m
S1 E22 - Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 1: The Lucky Adventurer of the Kodokan Dojo
Oct 17, 1986 • 30m
S1 E23 - Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 2: Deadly Mountain Thunder
Oct 24, 1986 • 30m
S1 E24 - Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 3: Battle at Ukyo ga Hara
Oct 31, 1986 • 30m
S1 E25 - The harp of Burma Part 1: Noplace like home
Nov 7, 1986 • 30m
S1 E26 - The harp of Burma Part 2: Song of separation
Nov 14, 1986 • 30m
S1 E27 - A Walker in the Attic
Nov 21, 1986 • 30m
S1 E28 - A Psychological Test
Nov 28, 1986 • 30m
S1 E29 - A Red Room
Dec 5, 1986 • 30m
S1 E30 - The New Story of Tōno
Dec 12, 1986 • 30m
S1 E31 - The Martyr
Dec 19, 1986 • 30m
S1 E32 - The Story of Koyasu Dog
Dec 26, 1986 • 30m
S1 E33 - Student Days
Based on the book by Masao Kume.
Oct 8, 1987 • 30m
S1 E34 - Friendship
Based on the book by Saneatsu Mushanokōji.
Oct 15, 1987 • 30m
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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).
Animation, Drama • TV Series • 1986