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