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 has finished airing and it 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
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Top 10 Anime Like Franz Kafka's A Country Doctor (Inaka Isha) [2025 List]
10. Aoi Bungaku Series
The series consists of adaptations of six modern classics of Japanese literature: Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) & Run, Melos! (Hashire, Melos!), Natsume Soseki’s Kokoro, Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Hell Screen (Jigoku Hen) & The Spider's Thread (Kumo no Ito), and Ango Sakaguchi's In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom (Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita).
No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) - A high school student becomes lost and alienated. Despondent and aimless, he falls into a cycle of self abuse, depression and drugs that taints his life for years. Told in four chapters, each chapter deals with a different point in his life and the final chapter leaves him standing alone - an empty and hollow caricature of his former self.
In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom (Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita) - A love story between a 12th-century woman and a mountain bandit who abducts her.
Kokoro - A 1914 tale of a young man's life journey during the Meiji era. The work deals with the transition from the Japanese Meiji society to the modern era, by exploring the friendship between a young man and an older man he calls "Sensei". It continues the theme of isolation developed in Soseki's previous works, here in the context of interwoven strands of egoism and guilt, as opposed to shame.
Run, Melos! (Hashire, Melos!) - An updated retelling of a classic Greek tale of the story of Damon and Pythias. The most prominent theme of "Run, Melos!" is unwavering friendship. Despite facing hardships, the protagonist Melos does his best to save his friend's life, and in the end his efforts are rewarded.
The Spider's Thread (Kumo no Ito) - The Buddha Shakyamuni chances to notice a cold-hearted criminal suffering in Hell. But this criminal did perform one single act of kindness in not stepping on a spider in a forest. Moved by this selfless act, Shakyamuni takes the silvery thread of a spider in Paradise and lowers it down into Hell, but it falls upon the criminal to seize the opportunity and pull himself out - if he can.
Hell Screen (Jigoku Hen) - A famous artist is commissioned by a great lord to create a series of paintings depicting scenes of the "Buddhist Hell." The artist is unable to paint scenes that he has not seen himself, prompting him to torture and torment the Lord's staff to create his imagined images of hell. His creative efforts taint the household, as the story descends into madness and destruction.
Aoi Bungaku Series has finished airing and it has 12 Episodes. It is also Known as: 青い文学シリーズ, Blue Literature
9. 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) has finished airing and it 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
8. Kyougoku Natsuhiko: Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari
Tired of writing riddles for children, Yamaoka Momosuke plans on gathering spooky and gruesome stories and publishing them in an anthology called Hyakumonogatari ("One Hundred Tales"). While researching these old myths and legends he comes across a mysterious trio who call themselves the Ongyou. They are detectives who are investigating the legends to reveal their truths...and bring those in the wrong to justice. Each time Momosuke meets the Ongyou he must face horrible truths and battle with his morals, but he's seeing things he shouldn't be seeing...
Requiem from the Darkness has finished airing and it has 13 Episodes. It is also Known as: 京極夏彦 巷説百物語, Hundred Stories, 100 Stories, Natsuhiko Kyougoku's Worldly Horror Stories
7. 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 has finished airing and it 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
6. 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 has finished airing and it 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
5. 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 has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: マイブリッジの糸, Muybridge's Strings
4. Beluga
A horror spin on the classic tale of "The Little Match Girl".
Beluga has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: ベールガ, Beluga
3. 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 has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Tenshi no Tamago, 天使のたまご, Angel's Egg
2. 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 has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: 頭山, Atama-yama
1. 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 has finished airing and it has 1 Episodes. It is also Known as: Nekojiru-sou, ねこぢる草, Cat Soup
