Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

1986 7.5

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).

Play

1
The Izu Dancer
1986-04-25
2
The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring
1986-05-02
3
The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer
1986-05-09
4
The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum
1986-05-16
5
The wind blows
1986-05-23
6
The fruit of Olympus
1986-05-30
7
Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!
1986-06-06
8
Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!
1986-06-13
9
From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days
1986-06-20
10
The Dancing Girl
1986-06-27
11
Asunaro Story
1986-07-04
12
A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School
1986-07-18
13
A Roadside Stone: Hard Times
1986-07-25
14
Growing Up
1986-08-01
15
The priest of Mount Kōya
1986-08-08
16
A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi
1986-08-15
17
The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb
1986-08-29
18
A Voice from Heaven
1986-09-05
19
The Theatre of Life
1986-09-12
20
Season of the sun: A dangerous youth
1986-09-19
21
The Tale of Shunkin
1986-10-03
22
Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 1: The Lucky Adventurer of the Kodokan Dojo
1986-10-17
23
Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 2: Deadly Mountain Thunder
1986-10-24
24
Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 3: Battle at Ukyo ga Hara
1986-10-31
25
The harp of Burma Part 1: Noplace like home
1986-11-07
26
The harp of Burma Part 2: Song of separation
1986-11-14
27
A Walker in the Attic
1986-11-21
28
A Psychological Test
1986-11-28
29
A Red Room
1986-12-05
30
The New Story of Tōno
1986-12-12
31
The Martyr
1986-12-19
32
The Story of Koyasu Dog
1986-12-26
33
Student Days
1987-10-08
Based on the book by Masao Kume.
34
Friendship
1987-10-15
Based on the book by Saneatsu Mushanokōji.

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

Episodes

The Izu Dancer

The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring

The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer

The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum

The wind blows

The fruit of Olympus

Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!

Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!

From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days

The Dancing Girl

Asunaro Story

A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School

A Roadside Stone: Hard Times

Growing Up

The priest of Mount Kōya

A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi

The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb

A Voice from Heaven

The Theatre of Life

Season of the sun: A dangerous youth

The Tale of Shunkin

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

Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 2: Deadly Mountain Thunder

Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 3: Battle at Ukyo ga Hara

The harp of Burma Part 1: Noplace like home

The harp of Burma Part 2: Song of separation

A Walker in the Attic

A Psychological Test

A Red Room

The New Story of Tōno

The Martyr

The Story of Koyasu Dog

Student Days

Friendship

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