Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

1986

Season

1
32 - The Story of Koyasu Dog
Dec. 26,1986

31 - The Martyr
Dec. 19,1986

30 - The New Story of Tōno
Dec. 12,1986

29 - A Red Room
Dec. 05,1986

28 - A Psychological Test
Nov. 28,1986

27 - A Walker in the Attic
Nov. 21,1986

26 - The harp of Burma Part 2: Song of separation
Nov. 14,1986

25 - The harp of Burma Part 1: Noplace like home
Nov. 07,1986

24 - Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 3: Battle at Ukyo ga Hara
Oct. 31,1986

23 - Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 2: Deadly Mountain Thunder
Oct. 24,1986

22 - Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 1: The Lucky Adventurer of the Kodokan Dojo
Oct. 17,1986

21 - The Tale of Shunkin
Oct. 03,1986

20 - Season of the sun: A dangerous youth
Sep. 19,1986

19 - The Theatre of Life
Sep. 12,1986

18 - A Voice from Heaven
Sep. 05,1986

17 - The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb
Aug. 29,1986

16 - A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi
Aug. 15,1986

15 - The priest of Mount Kōya
Aug. 08,1986

14 - Growing Up
Aug. 01,1986

13 - A Roadside Stone: Hard Times
Jul. 25,1986

12 - A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School
Jul. 18,1986

11 - Asunaro Story
Jul. 04,1986

10 - The Dancing Girl
Jun. 27,1986

9 - From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days
Jun. 20,1986

8 - Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!
Jun. 13,1986

7 - Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!
Jun. 06,1986

6 - The fruit of Olympus
May. 30,1986

5 - The wind blows
May. 23,1986

4 - The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum
May. 16,1986

3 - The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer
May. 09,1986

2 - The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring
May. 02,1986

1 - The Izu Dancer
Apr. 25,1986

Trailer

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).

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