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Title (English) | Ikkyu-san |
Title (Japanese) | Ikkyusan | Advertising Fantasy Novel |
Notes | It.= "Ikkyusan, il Piccolo Bonze" |
Classification | - |
Synopsis | Stories about a young monk set in the Japanese feudal period. After the Ashikaga shogun unifies Japan, the emperor's son is sent to the Yasukuni shrine. He shaves his head and changes his name to Ikkyu. Though trying to follow the monastic lifestyle, he frequently tries to outwit the greedy merchant Kikoya, the merchant's daughter Yayoi, and even the shogun Yoshimitsu Ashikaga. Drama, daily life, religion, Buddhism |
Review | This is a fairly old anime. The one episode I saw had a lot of action in it, and some comedy. It seemed a tad simplistic compared with the best recent anime. |
Credits | Production Company: Toei Animation |
Episodes | 298 |
Release | It:TV |
TV Showing | See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here. |
Date | 1975 October 15 - 1982 June 28 |
Production | Toei Animation |
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References & Help | Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information. |
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