Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

1986, animation, drama

30 minutes

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...

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Cast

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

(voice) (1 episode), Kaoru (voice) (1 episode)

Kazue Komiya

Kazue Komiya

Geisha (voice) (1 episode), Chiyoko (voice) (1 episode)

Kei Tomiyama

Kei Tomiyama

Ritaro (voice) (1 episode)

Shinichiro Okano

Sasuke (voice) (1 episode)

Natsuko Fuji

Shigeme (voice) (1 episode)

Youichi Miyagawa

Yasuzaemon (voice) (1 episode)

Ritsuo Sawa

Ritsuo Sawa

Zensuke (voice) (1 episode)

Akira Kamiya

Akira Kamiya

Mizushima (voice) (1 episode)

Kazuko Imai

Otatsu (voice) (1 episode)

Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama

Eikichi (voice) (1 episode)

Akiko Takamura

Teahouse Lady (voice) (1 episode)

Kenichi Ogata

Kenichi Ogata

Merchant (voice) (1 episode)

Midori Kiuchi

Midori Kiuchi

Narrator (voice) (1 episode)

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Setsuko (voice) (1 episode)

Toshio Furukawa

Toshio Furukawa

Tatsuo (voice) (1 episode)

Crew

Directing

Fumio Kurokawa

Series Director (30 episodes)

Eiji Okabe

Director (30 episodes)

Hidehito Ueda

Director (2 episodes)

Katsumi Takasuga

Director (1 episode)

Writing

Kenji Yoshida

Writer (10 episodes)

Akira Miyazaki

Writer (7 episodes)

Ryuzo Nakanishi

Writer (6 episodes)

Tsuneo Tomita

Original Story (3 episodes)

Rampo Edogawa

Rampo Edogawa

Original Story (3 episodes)

Yuzo Yamamoto

Yuzo Yamamoto

Original Story (2 episodes)

Yukio Mishima

Yukio Mishima

Original Story (2 episodes)

Michio Takeyama

Original Story (2 episodes)

Jirô Akagawa

Original Story (2 episodes)

Shozo Matsuda

Writer (2 episodes)

Soseki Natsume

Original Story (2 episodes)

Fumiko Hayashi

Fumiko Hayashi

Original Story (1 episode)

Junichirō Tanizaki

Junichirō Tanizaki

Original Story (1 episode)

Ogai Mori

Original Story (1 episode)

Yasushi Inoue

Yasushi Inoue

Original Story (1 episode)

Yasunari Kawabata

Yasunari Kawabata

Original Story (1 episode)

Hiroshi Kuzuoka

Storyboard (1 episode)

Fumio Kurokawa

Storyboard (1 episode)

Shiro Ozaki

Original Story (1 episode)

Shintarō Ishihara

Shintarō Ishihara

Original Story (1 episode)

Hideichi Nagahara

Writer (1 episode)

Sachio Ito

Original Story (1 episode)

Tatsuo Hori

Original Story (1 episode)

Hidemitsu Tanaka

Original Story (1 episode)

Mitsuo Wakasugi

Writer (1 episode)

Ichiyo Higuchi

Original Story (1 episode)

Chisako Kuki

Writer (1 episode)

Lafcadio Hearn

Original Story (1 episode)

Sound

Hideo Shimazu

Original music composer (2 episodes)

Koichi Sakata

Koichi Sakata

Original music composer (1 episode)

Visual effects

Susumu Shiraume

Character Designer (2 episodes)

Hayao Nobe

Animation Director (2 episodes)

Yoshio Kabashima

Character Designer (1 episode), Animation Director (1 episode)

Art

Kikuko Tada

Art direction (2 episodes)

Shôhei Kawamoto

Art direction (1 episode)

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