Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

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). (Source: Official Website)

Staff

Fumio KurokawaDirector

Fumio KurokawaStoryboard

Ryuuzou NakanishiScript

Rampo EdogawaOriginal Creator (eps 27-29)

Ryunosuke AkutagawaOriginal Creator (ep 31)

Jirou AkagawaOriginal Creator (eps 17, 18)

Akira MiyazakiScript

Souseki NatsumeOriginal Creator (eps 7, 8)

Relations

AlternativeBocchanSequelSeishun Meisaku Anime

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