Masao Higashi
Auteur de Tales of Old Edo - Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Vol. 1
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Œuvres de Masao Higashi
Tales of Old Edo - Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Vol. 1 (2009) — Directeur de publication — 41 exemplaires
Country Delights - Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Vol. 2 (2010) — Directeur de publication — 29 exemplaires
Tales of the Metropolis - Kaiki: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Vol. 3 (2012) — Directeur de publication — 22 exemplaires
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The tales all have some connection with Edo – though many stories are not set there – and range in age from 1776 to 2005. Some are retellings of classic Japanese ghost stories, some are influenced by European and American horror stories, and some are entirely original.
“In a Cup of Tea”, Lafcaido Hearn – Hearn’s retelling of the Japanese tale “A Young Man’s Face Appears in a Cup at a Tea Shop”. Masao notes Hearn brought out the “tale’s fantastic and nonsensical nature by editing out the last parts”.
“The Chrysanthemum Pledge”, Ueda Akinari – An old tale from the classic 1776 collection of Japanese weird fiction, Tales of Moonlight and Rain. It celebrates the virtues of loyalty and not hanging out with “superficial” people.
“Three Old Tales of Terror”, Kyōgoku Natsuhiko – Three shorter stories all titled with questions: “Who Made Them?”, “What Does He Want?”, and “Where Had She Been?” and definitely in the tradition of enigmatic Japanese weird fiction
“The Futon Room”, Miyabe Miyuki – A serving girl, replacing her dead sister’s position, wonders what horror awaits her in her new job.
“Here Lies a Flute”, Okamoto Kidō – Editor Higashi Masao implies this 1925 story bears the influence of W. W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw”.
“The Face in the Hearth”, Tanaka Kōtarō – An enigmatic story on the dangers of being impolite? It involves a mysterious monk.
“Visions of Beyond”, Kōda Rohan -- As Robert Weinberg and Higashi Masao note in the book’s introductions, this story is not at all horrific and mostly a long piece on the intricacies of Japanese river fishing: the different fish to be caught and the techniques for doing so and the admonition that the goal of fishing is to enjoy and contemplate the whole experience, not necessarily catch fish.
“The Inō Residence, Or, The Competition with a Ghost”, Inagaki Taruho -- A thoroughly delightful tale paced in a way that’s very surprising for Western sensibilities. The translator notes for the story say that the story is based on the 18th century narrative An Account of Inō and the Spirit, and several Japanese authors have done versions of it.
“Through the Wooden Gate”, Yamamoto Shūgorō -- In his introductory notes, Masao says this belongs to a subgenre of Japanese supernatural stories known as “kidnapped deity” stories.
“Three Eerie Tales of Dark Nights”, Sugiura Hinako – A brief manga.
As usual with Kurodahan Press publications, the book comes with plentiful footnotes explaining relevant aspects of Japanese culture and history as they are alluded to in the stories.… (plus d'informations)