Melos
main character
MOVIE
6.7
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Anime DetailsFINISHED
- Format
- film
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Status
- Finished
- Aired
- July 18, 1992
- Season
- Summer 1992
- Source
- Other source
- Director
- Masaaki Oosumi
- Original creator
- Osamu Dazai
- Music
- Kazumasa Oda
- Age rating
- PG — Teens 13 or older
- Country
- Japan
- AniList score
- 67/100
Estimated watch time
1h 50m
⚡ 1 days at 5 eps/day
Tags & Tropes
Primarily Adult Cast90%Foreign83%Classic Literature82%Historical82%Politics76%Male Protagonist70%Desert60%Swordplay53%Tragedy50%Mythology50%
overview details
Synopsis
Melos is a good boy from Messina and has come to Syracuse, the magnificent city of temples, to buy a ritual sword for his sister's marriage ceremony. He meets a very talented sculptor and they become friends.Later, the King's guards arrest Melos while he was having a walk in the castle's gardens and Syracuse's King, obsessed by the idea of assassins out to kill him, sentences him to death. Melos is desperate, but most of all he wants to be present at his sister's marriage, so he asks the King for three days to go to Messina for the celebration and then return to Syracuse where he will accept the death penalty. The King does not trust Melos, but, trying to demonstrate that nobody could trust him, asks him to find a volunteer substitute in case he breaks his promise. The sculptor accepts to be Melos' substitute in this case... (Source: Anime News Network)
Should you watch Hashire Melos (1992)?
Hashire Melos (1992) has been met with mixed reactions, with an average AniList score of 67/100 — 38% of 944 ratings are 8/10 or higher.
It ranks #6 highest-rated film of 1992, and #6 most popular film of 1992 on AniList.
Of the 1.4K AniList users who started it, 3.2% dropped it, so it is rarely abandoned; 1.2K have finished it.
As a 110-minute film, it fits in a single evening.
Best for viewers who enjoy Action, Adventure, Drama — especially primarily adult cast, foreign, classic literature, historical.
Where to Watch Officially
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Main cast & voice actors
Creators & key staff
- Original creator
- Osamu Dazai
- Director
- Masaaki Oosumi
- Character design
- Hiroyuki Okiura
- Music
- Kazumasa Oda
Where it fits in the series
- Optional extras: Hashire Melos (1981), Blue Literature Series, Hashire Melos
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Hashire Melos (1992) FAQ
How long is Hashire Melos (1992)?
Hashire Melos (1992) runs 110 minutes (1 h 50 min).
Is Hashire Melos (1992) finished?
Yes. Hashire Melos (1992) has finished airing — the final episode aired July 18, 1992.
Is Hashire Melos (1992) based on a other source?
Yes. Hashire Melos (1992) adapts the other source by Osamu Dazai.