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Animated Classics of Japanese Literature (1986)

Animation, Drama 30m
70%
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6.7/10

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).

Top Billed Cast

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

(voice), Kaoru (voice)

Kazue Komiya

Kazue Komiya

Geisha (voice), Chiyoko (voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Setsuko (voice)

Akira Kamiya

Akira Kamiya

Mizushima (voice)

Kazuko Imai

Kazuko Imai

Otatsu (voice)

Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama

Eikichi (voice)

Akiko Takamura

Akiko Takamura

Teahouse Lady (voice)

Kenichi Ogata

Kenichi Ogata

Merchant (voice)

Midori Kiuchi

Midori Kiuchi

Narrator (voice)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Tatsuo (voice)

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

1986 | 32 Episodes

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