Sangokushi
1982 • TV Asahi
- Format
- SPECIAL
- Aired
- 1982
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- TV Asahi
- Genres
- Drama
A TV special animation of the Chinese historical romance that has been passed down through the ages to this day. China was the era of Eastern Han. Under the imperial court that lost power, the security of the world was disturbed, and a large group of bandits, the "Yellow Turban Party," was doing all the violence all over the country. Liu Bei Gentoku, a descendant of the Chinese king who was worried about the world, stands up with his brother-in-law, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who also want peace on the continent. Gentoku who pays victory with secret and strange measures so as to gradually cut down a group of mighty enemies, the Yellow Turban Party. Hero of Time ...
(Translated source: allcinema>
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The 1982 TV Asahi special Sangokushi was produced as a monumental television adaptation of the legendary Chinese historical epic, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Emerging during a period of heightened interest in historical animation in Japan, the production sought to condense a sprawling, complex narrative into a single broadcast event. It serves as a significant example of early 1980s television animation aimed at bringing classic literature to a broad, family-oriented audience.
The design and artistic direction for this special were heavily influenced by the aesthetic sensibilities of the era's animation studios, focusing on detailed character designs that emphasized the gravity of the warring states period. Upon its release, it was regarded as a serious attempt to capture the strategic and emotional depth of the original text. While it did not achieve the status of later, more expansive adaptations, it remains a notable entry for its early efforts to translate the epic's complex political landscape for a televised format.
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