Ikkyū-san (TV series)
Ikkyū-san (Japanese: 一休さん, pronounced [ik̚kʲɨᵝːsã̠ɴ]) is a Japanese historical comedy anime series produced by Toei Animation, based on the recorded early life of Zen Buddhist monk Ikkyū during his stay at Ankoku-ji Temple.
| Ikkyū-san | |
| 一休さん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical, comedy |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kimio Yabuki |
| Produced by | Chiaki Imada Minato Sakanashi Tomiro Kuriyama Yoshio Takami |
| Written by | Makoto Tsuji Tadaki Yamazaki Hisao Okawa Tatsuo Tamura Hiroyasu Yamaura Keisuke Fujikawa |
| Music by | Seiichirō Uno |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | NET TV |
| Original run | October 15, 1975 – June 28, 1982 |
| Episodes | 296 |
| Anime film | |
| Ikkyū-san and the Mischievous Princess | |
| Directed by | Kimio Yabuki |
| Produced by | Chiaki Imada |
| Written by | Masaki Tsuji |
| Music by | Seiichirō Uno |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 18, 1978 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Anime television film | |
| Ikkyū-san: Rampage of the Mischievous Princess | |
| Directed by | Kimio Yabuki Iku Ishiguro Takeshi Shirado Akinori Orai |
| Produced by | Chiaki Imada |
| Written by | Masaki Tsuji |
| Music by | Seiichirō Uno |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | August 25, 1980 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Ikkyū-san: It's Spring! Mischievous Princess | |
| Directed by | Kimio Yabuki |
| Produced by | Chiaki Imada |
| Written by | Masaki Tsuji |
| Music by | Seiichirō Uno |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | March 14, 1981 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Congming de Yixiu: Fan Dou Gongzhu Mischievous Princess & Ikkyū-san | |
| Directed by | Jiancheng Lei Jianzhong Wu |
| Written by | Shu Pu Takashi Washio |
| Music by | Roc Chen |
| Studio | Shanghai Shendong Culture Communication |
| Released | April 30, 2014 |
The Ikkyū-san anime was directed by Kimio Yabuki and written by Makoto Tsuji, Tadaki Yamazaki, Hisao Okawa, Tatsuo Tamura, Hiroyasu Yamaura and Keisuke Fujikawa. It aired on TV Asahi from October 15, 1975 to June 28, 1982.
The series was received by all ages in Japan and throughout Asia, as it is mostly non-violent. Even when violence appears, it is usually presented in a mild or necessary way (for example, there are occasional references to the Ōnin War). In 1976, there was also a theatrical film released as part of the Toei Manga Matsui film festival in the summer of that year. A film retelling of the Mischievous Princess film was released in 2014.