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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).

Series Cast

  1. Sumi Shimamoto as Kaoru (voice) and (voice)

    Sumi Shimamoto

    Kaoru (voice), (voice)

    2 Episodes

  2. Kazue Komiya as Geisha (voice) and Chiyoko (voice)

    Kazue Komiya

    Geisha (voice), Chiyoko (voice)

    2 Episodes

  3. Hiromi Tsuru as Setsuko (voice)

    Hiromi Tsuru

    Setsuko (voice)

    1 Episode

  4. Akira Kamiya as Mizushima (voice)

    Akira Kamiya

    Mizushima (voice)

    1 Episode

  5. Kazuko Imai

    Otatsu (voice)

    1 Episode

  6. Masane Tsukayama as Eikichi (voice)

    Masane Tsukayama

    Eikichi (voice)

    1 Episode

  7. Akiko Takamura

    Teahouse Lady (voice)

    1 Episode

  8. Kenichi Ogata as Merchant (voice)

    Kenichi Ogata

    Merchant (voice)

    1 Episode

  9. Midori Kiuchi as Narrator (voice)

    Midori Kiuchi

    Narrator (voice)

    1 Episode

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Last Season

Season 1

1986 • 32 Episodes

Season 1 of Animated Classics of Japanese Literature premiered on April 25, 1986.

The Story of Koyasu Dog

(1x32, December 26, 1986) Season Finale

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Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

Facts

Original Name 青春アニメ全集

Status Ended

Networks

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Type Scripted

Original Language Japanese

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