Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth

24min

Animation

Comedy

Drama

The story takes place in the second half of the 19th century, as Japanese culture gains popularity in the West. A young Japanese girl, Yune, accompanies a French traveler, Oscar, on his journey back to France, and offers to help at the family's ironwork shop in Paris. Oscar's nephew and shop-owner Claude reluctantly accepts to take care of Yune, and we learn how those two, who have so little in common, get to understand each other and live together in the Paris of the 1800s.

Production Companies

SATELIGHT

Media Factory

FlyingDog

Sony Music Entertainment

Aoni Entertainment

AT-X

Bushiroad

Good Smile Company

Episodes

Cast

Entrance

1. Entrance

24min

4th Jul 2011

On his return from a trip to Japan, Oscar Claudel brings a young girl named Yune to work at his metalworks shop, the Enseignes du Roy.

Cheese

2. Cheese

24min

11th Jul 2011

Yune eats her first French breakfast and attempts to hide her dislike of cheese! Claude, Oscar's grandson, takes Yune shopping.

Japanese Labyrinth

3. Japanese Labyrinth

24min

18th Jul 2011

Claude becomes inspired by Yune with an idea for a sign for a nearby music shop. Later, they find the owners of Yune's kimono.

Water Light

4. Water Light

24min

25th Jul 2011

Alice, the youngest of the upper-class Blanche family, becomes interested in Yune and wants her to stay with her, but Yune has made a promise to the Claudels.

Lost

5. Lost

24min

1st Aug 2011

Claude scolds Yune for her kindness, which is taken advantage of by a boy who steals from the shop.

Crinoline

6. Crinoline

24min

8th Aug 2011

Alice pays a visit to Yune at Oscar's shop and invites her over for a photograph. There, Yune learns of a past between Alice's sister Camille and Claude

Skylight

7. Skylight

24min

15th Aug 2011

Yune faints from a fever, which fills Claude with guilt for scolding her earlier. He receives help from Alice and her doctor to cure Yune.

A Child's Room

8. A Child's Room

24min

22nd Aug 2011

A tea party at the Blanche's brings Claude and Camille together, while Alice shows Yune the nursery where she grew up.

Secrets

9. Secrets

24min

29th Aug 2011

Claude speaks about the past with Camille when they used to play together in the Blanche's family garden.

Phantasmagoria

10. Phantasmagoria

24min

5th Sep 2011

Oscar spends time with Yune and Alice. He shows off a slide projector that reminds Alice of her parts of her life back in Japan.

A Prayer

11. A Prayer

24min

12th Sep 2011

Alice invites Yune to an exhibition at the Grand Magasin, but Claude opposes and makes other plans for them. Yune shares more about her family in Japan.

Cat on the Roof

12. Cat on the Roof

24min

19th Sep 2011

Yune goes out to search for a lost black cat and gets lost, which worries Claude who cannot find her.

First air date

4th Jul 2011

Last air date

19th Sep 2011

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks