A hapless country doctor describes with breathless urgency a night-time summons to attend a young patient. Events soon take on a surreal aspect as "unearthly horses" transport him instantaneously to the bedside. The doctor, preoccupied with personal distractions and grievances against those he is employed to care for, fails to find what is revealed to be a vile, fatal wound. He is humiliated by the villagers, who are "always expecting the impossible from the doctor," and doomed to an endless return trip, losing everything.
Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor is finished and has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: カフカ 田舎医者, Kafka Inaka Isha, Ein Landarzt
Genres: Earth, Angst, Past, Historical, Psychological, Dementia
Top 10 Anime Like Inaka Isha
- 10. Atama Yama
- 9. Neo Tokyo
- 8. Cat Soup
- 7. Angel's Egg
- 6. Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten (1991)
- 5. Beluga
- 4. Yonimo Osoroshii Nihon Mukashibanashi
- 3. Monster
- 2. Muybridge no Ito
- 1. Aru Tabibito no Nikki
10. Atama Yama
After a stingy man eats some cherry seeds, a cherry tree grows on his head and he gets into a lot of trouble.
Mt. Head is finished and has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 頭山, Atama-yama
9. Neo Tokyo
1. Labyrinth Labyrinthos
A girl and her cat fall through a looking-glass into a dark labyrinth full of strange people.
2. Running Man
In the distant future, a tough racer uses his psychokinetic powers against his opponents during his final race.
3. The Order to Stop Construction
A snooty salaryman is sent by his bosses to the jungle to stop a completely automated construction job, and spends several days there arguing with the robots.
Neo Tokyo is finished and has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: Manie-Manie: Meikyuu Monogatari, Manie-Manie 迷宮物語, Manie Manie The Labyrinth Tales, Labyrinth Labyrinthos, Hashiru Otoko, The Order to Stop Construction, Construction Cancellation Order, Running Man, Meikyu Monogatari
8. Cat Soup
The main character, a cat named Nyatto, embarks upon a journey to save his sister's soul, which was ripped in two when Nyatto tried to save her from Death. She trails after him, brain-dead. They encounter many brilliant, mind-bending situations, beginning with a disturbing magic show.
Cat Soup is finished and has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Nekojiru-sou, ねこぢる草, Cat Soup
7. Angel's Egg
In a desolate and dark world full of shadows, lives one little girl who seems to do nothing but collect water in jars and protect a large egg she carries everywhere. A mysterious man enters her life... and they discuss the world around them.
Angel's Egg is finished and has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Tenshi no Tamago, 天使のたまご, Angel's Egg
6. Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten (1991)
A short film based on a story by Japanese writer Kenji Miyazawa.
Two young British hunters get lost in the woods and discover a strange restaurant. Are the hunters about to discover how it feels to be the hunted?
Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten (1991) is finished and has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 注文の多い料理店, A Well-Ordered Restaurant, The Restaurant of Many Orders
5. Beluga
A horror spin on the classic tale of "The Little Match Girl".
Beluga is finished and has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ベールガ, Beluga
4. Yonimo Osoroshii Nihon Mukashibanashi
The horrible truths behind Japanese Fairy Tales from the ancient times are finally revealed! This title includes three episodes: "The Monkey and the Crab", "Click-Crack Mountain" and "Urashima and the Kingdom beneath the Sea".
The Truth of Japanese Fairy Tales is finished and has 3 Episodes. It is also Known as: 世にも恐ろしい日本昔話, Otona no Douwa, Otona no Dowa, Otono no Douwa, Otono no Dowa, Adult Fairytales, Adult Fairy Tales
3. Monster
Dr. Kenzou Tenma is a renowned brain surgeon of Japanese descent working in Europe. Highly lauded by his peers as one of the great young minds that will revolutionize the field, he is blessed with a beautiful fiancée and is on the cusp of a big promotion in the hospital he works at. But all of that is about to change with a grave dilemma that Kenzou faces one night—whether to save the life of a small boy or that of the town's mayor. Despite being pressured by his superiors to perform surgery on the mayor, his morals force him to perform the surgery on the other critical patient, saving his life and forfeiting the mayor's. A doctor is taught to believe that all life is equal; however, when a series of murders occur in the surgeon's vicinity, all of the evidence pointing to the boy he saved, Kenzou's beliefs are shaken. Along his journey to unravel the true identity of his little patient, Kenzou discovers that the fate of the world may be intertwined with the mysterious child.
Monster is finished and has 74 Episodes. It is also Known as: モンスター, Monster
2. Muybridge no Ito
The destiny of photographer Eadweard Muybridge and that of a Japanese mother clash poetically in this exploration of the irrepressible human desire to make time stand still.
Muybridge no Ito is finished and has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: マイブリッジの糸, Muybridge's Strings
1. Aru Tabibito no Nikki
Follow Tortov as he journeys through very surreal, magical, picturesque landscapes, meeting interesting characters and circumstances on the way. Accompanied by his long-legged pig friend, Tortov takes us on an on-going adventure of peaceful contemplation.
Aru Tabibito no Nikki is finished and has 6 Episodes. It is also Known as: 或る旅人の日記, The Diary of Tortov Roddle, A Traveller's Diary
