Animated Classics of Japanese Literature - S01
Seasons (1)
Episodes (32)
1. The Izu Dancer2. The Sound of Waves Part 1: The Awakening of Spring3. The Sound of Waves Part 2: The Storm of Summer4. The Grave of the Wild Chrysanthemum5. The wind blows6. The fruit of Olympus7. Botchan: The New Teacher's Wrath!8. Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!9. From "Harmonium and fish town" in Wandering Days10. The Dancing Girl11. Asunaro Story12. A Roadside Stone: Dreams of Middle School13. A Roadside Stone: Hard Times14. Growing Up15. The priest of Mount Kōya16. A Ghost Story (Kaidan): The Song of Hoichi17. The Incident in the Bedroom Suburb18. A Voice from Heaven19. The Theatre of Life20. Season of the sun: A dangerous youth21. The Tale of Shunkin22. Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 1: The Lucky Adventurer of the Kodokan Dojo23. Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 2: Deadly Mountain Thunder24. Sanshiro the Judoist Chapter 3: Battle at Ukyo ga Hara25. The harp of Burma Part 1: Noplace like home26. The harp of Burma Part 2: Song of separation27. A Walker in the Attic28. A Psychological Test29. A Red Room30. The New Story of Tōno31. The Martyr32. The Story of Koyasu Dog
Synopsis Animated Classics of Japanese Literature - S01
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).