Hashire Melos!

Hashire Melos! (走れメロス!, Hashire Merosu!, lit. Run Melos!) is the title of two Japanese animated films. The first was directed by Tomoharu Katsumata and released on Japanese television on February 7, 1981. It was 68 minutes long, and its official title did not include the exclamation mark on the end.

For the short story, see Run, Melos!
Hashire Melos!
走れメロス
(Hashire Merosu!)
GenreAdventure, Drama
Anime film
Directed byTomoharu Katsumata
Written byKeinosuke Uekusa
Music byKatsuhiro Tsuboiri
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedFebruary 7, 1981
Runtime68 minutes
Anime film
Directed byMasaaki Osumi
Written byMasaaki Osumi
Music byKazumasa Oda
StudioVisual 80
ReleasedJuly 25, 1992
Runtime107 minutes

The second, with the exclamation mark, was a 107-minute remake of the first and was released on July 25, 1992. It featured direction and screenplay by Masaaki Osumi, music by Kazumasa Oda, art by Hiroyuki Okiura and Satoshi Kon, and background art by Hiroshi Ohno.

The first film was produced by Toei and the second by Visual 80, and both were based on the original short story written by Osamu Dazai[1] in 1940.

Plot

The story takes places in 360 BC and tells the tale of Melos, a Greek country man that gets arrested and accused of conspiracy against the king. He gets three days to travel to his sister's wedding while Selinentius (Selinae), a genius sculptor that Melos just met stays as a hostage. As opposed to Osamu Dazai's original story, Melos is here innocent of the conspiracy accusation.

Cast for the 1992 film

See also

References
  1. "2 More of Osamu Dazai's Short Stories Animated for TV". Anime News Network. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
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