The Anthology of Japanese Literature [TV]

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 ICHIYO HIGUCHI (Takekurabe), OGAI MORI (The Dancing Girl) and SOSEKI NATSUME (Botchan) to YASUNARI KAWABATA (The Izu Dancer), Nobel laureate of 1968, and YUKIO MISHIMA (The Sound of Waves).