Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (1986)
Animated Classics of Japanese Literature is a 1986 Japanese-language animation series. It stars Sumi Shimamoto, Kazue Komiya and Hiromi Tsuru.
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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What is Animated Classics of Japanese Literature about?
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).
When was Animated Classics of Japanese Literature released?
Animated Classics of Japanese Literature was released on 25 April 1986.
How many episodes does Animated Classics of Japanese Literature have?
Animated Classics of Japanese Literature has 32 episodes across 1 seasons.
Cast
- Sumi Shimamoto as (voice)
- Kazue Komiya as Chiyoko (voice)
- Hiromi Tsuru as Setsuko (voice)
- Akira Kamiya as Mizushima (voice)
- Kazuko Imai as Otatsu (voice)
- Masane Tsukayama as Eikichi (voice)
- Akiko Takamura as Teahouse Lady (voice)
- Kenichi Ogata as Merchant (voice)
- Midori Kiuchi as Narrator (voice)
- Toshio Furukawa as Tatsuo (voice)
- Kei Tomiyama as Ritaro (voice)
- Shinichiro Okano as Sasuke (voice)
