Run Melos!
1981, Japanese. Directed by Tomoharu Katsumata.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 7 February 1981
- Original title
- 走れメロス
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Keinosuke Uekusa
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Run Melos! runs 67 minutes (1h 7m).
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Which OTT platform is Run Melos! on?
Run Melos! isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 February 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Run Melos!?
If you liked Run Melos!, try Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram, Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram, Buddha: The Great Departure.
Who directed Run Melos!?
Run Melos! (1981) was directed by Tomoharu Katsumata and stars Toshio Furukawa, Makio Inoue.