A brilliant collection of beautifully animated episodes based on selected masterpieces of Japanese modern literature. The aim of this series is to appeal to a broad audience and to provide insight into the variety and individuality that 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), the Nobel laureate of 1968, and Mishima Yukio (The Sound of Waves).
