Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

April. 25,1986

Rating：

7.3

Genre：

Animation Drama

Keywords：

Trailer 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 & Episode

Seasons 1 : 1986

32 Episode

Episode 1 - The Izu Dancer

April. 25,1986

Episode 2 - The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring

May. 02,1986

Episode 3 - The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer

May. 09,1986

Episode 4 - The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum

May. 16,1986

Episode 5 - The wind blows

May. 23,1986

Episode 6 - The fruit of Olympus

May. 30,1986

Episode 7 - Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!

June. 06,1986

Episode 8 - Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!

June. 13,1986

Episode 9 - From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days

June. 20,1986

Episode 10 - The Dancing Girl

June. 27,1986

Episode 11 - Asunaro Story

July. 04,1986

Episode 12 - A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School

July. 18,1986

Episode 13 - A Roadside Stone: Hard Times

July. 25,1986

Episode 14 - Growing Up

August. 01,1986

Episode 15 - The priest of Mount Kōya

August. 08,1986

Episode 16 - A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi

August. 15,1986

Episode 17 - The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb

August. 29,1986

Episode 18 - A Voice from Heaven

September. 05,1986

Episode 19 - The Theatre of Life

September. 12,1986

Episode 20 - Season of the sun: A dangerous youth

September. 19,1986

Episode 21 - The Tale of Shunkin

October. 03,1986

Episode 22 - Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 1: The Lucky Adventurer of the Kodokan Dojo

October. 17,1986

Episode 23 - Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 2: Deadly Mountain Thunder

October. 24,1986

Episode 24 - Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 3: Battle at Ukyo ga Hara

October. 31,1986

Episode 25 - The harp of Burma Part 1: Noplace like home

November. 07,1986

Episode 26 - The harp of Burma Part 2: Song of separation

November. 14,1986

Episode 27 - A Walker in the Attic

November. 21,1986

Episode 28 - A Psychological Test

November. 28,1986

Episode 29 - A Red Room

December. 05,1986

Episode 30 - The New Story of Tōno

December. 12,1986

Episode 31 - The Martyr

December. 19,1986

Episode 32 - The Story of Koyasu Dog

December. 26,1986

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