Animated Classics of Japanese Literature
Air Date: 4/25/1986
Imdb: tt0294182
Popularity: 10.975
Vote: 7/10 (1)
Last Aired: 12/26/1986 12:00:00AM
Next Aired:
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1 - Info
Networks: Nippon News Network, All-Nippon News Network

Overview: 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).