Run, Melos!

Run, Melos!

107 mins | Drama, Animation, History | July 18, 1992

The movie tells the story 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.

Run, Melos!

107 mins | Drama, Animation, History | July 18, 1992

Run, Melos!
The movie tells the story 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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Dentsu, Toei Animation, tv asahi, Shinchosha Company, Asahi Production, Visual 80
Original title 走れメロス
Directors Masaaki Osumi
Writers Masaaki Osumi, Osamu Dazai

Cast

Koichi Yamadera

as Melos

Shinji Ogawa

as Selinentius

Akiji Kobayashi

as Dionysus II

Takuma Gono

as Pipor