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