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  • 1986-04-24T15:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 16h (32 episodes)
  • Japan
  • Japanese
  • Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)
  • Anime, Romance, Drama
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).

32 episodes

Series Premiere

1986-04-24T15:00:00Z

1x01 The Izu Dancer

Series Premiere

1x01 The Izu Dancer

  • 1986-04-24T15:00:00Z30m

1986-05-22T15:00:00Z

1x05 The wind blows

1x05 The wind blows

  • 1986-05-22T15:00:00Z30m

1986-05-29T15:00:00Z

1x06 The fruit of Olympus

1x06 The fruit of Olympus

  • 1986-05-29T15:00:00Z30m

1x08 Botchan: Exterminate Red-Shirt!

  • 1986-06-12T15:00:00Z30m

1986-06-26T15:00:00Z

1x10 The Dancing Girl

1x10 The Dancing Girl

  • 1986-06-26T15:00:00Z30m

1986-07-03T15:00:00Z

1x11 Asunaro Story

1x11 Asunaro Story

  • 1986-07-03T15:00:00Z30m

1x13 A Roadside Stone: Hard Times

  • 1986-07-24T15:00:00Z30m

1986-07-31T15:00:00Z

1x14 Growing Up

1x14 Growing Up

  • 1986-07-31T15:00:00Z30m

1986-08-07T15:00:00Z

1x15 The priest of Mount Kōya

1x15 The priest of Mount Kōya

  • 1986-08-07T15:00:00Z30m

1986-09-04T15:00:00Z

1x18 A Voice from Heaven

1x18 A Voice from Heaven

  • 1986-09-04T15:00:00Z30m

1986-09-11T15:00:00Z

1x19 The Theatre of Life

1x19 The Theatre of Life

  • 1986-09-11T15:00:00Z30m

1986-10-02T15:00:00Z

1x21 The Tale of Shunkin

1x21 The Tale of Shunkin

  • 1986-10-02T15:00:00Z30m

1986-11-20T15:00:00Z

1x27 A Walker in the Attic

1x27 A Walker in the Attic

  • 1986-11-20T15:00:00Z30m

1986-11-27T15:00:00Z

1x28 A Psychological Test

1x28 A Psychological Test

  • 1986-11-27T15:00:00Z30m

1986-12-04T15:00:00Z

1x29 A Red Room

1x29 A Red Room

  • 1986-12-04T15:00:00Z30m

1986-12-11T15:00:00Z

1x30 The New Story of Tōno

1x30 The New Story of Tōno

  • 1986-12-11T15:00:00Z30m

1986-12-18T15:00:00Z

1x31 The Martyr

1x31 The Martyr

  • 1986-12-18T15:00:00Z30m

Season Finale

1986-12-25T15:00:00Z

1x32 The Story of Koyasu Dog

Season Finale

1x32 The Story of Koyasu Dog

  • 1986-12-25T15:00:00Z30m

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