Run Melos! - 1981

Run Melos! 1981 Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata 走れメロス

Hashire 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 either 68 or 87 minutes long, and its official title did not include the exclamation mark on the end. 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. Both were produced by Toei Company Ltd. Visual 80, and both were based on the original short story written by Osamu Dazai in 1940.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Adventure , Animation , Drama , History

Production Companies Fuji Television Network , Toei Animation , Visual 80

Release Date 7 February 1981

67 mins