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Animated Classics of Japanese Literature Poster

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

Premiered: Apr 25, 1986 | 1 seasons | 32 episodes

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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).
Full Credits

Name Character Episodes
Sumi Shimamoto Kaoru (voice) 1
Sumi Shimamoto (voice) 1
Kenichi Ogata Merchant (voice) 1
Toshio Furukawa Tatsuo (voice) 1
Hiromi Tsuru Setsuko (voice) 1
Akira Kamiya Mizushima (voice) 1
Masane Tsukayama Eikichi (voice) 1