reynardine's blog Vox 2008-05-28T16:11:30Z reynardine http://reynardine.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2251d8368549d/tags/japan/ Neverafter Kabe Otoko (The Wall Man) tag:vox.com,2008-05-28:asset-6a00c2251d8368549d00fa96791bf40002 2008-05-28T16:11:30Z 2008-05-28T16:11:30Z reynardine http://reynardine.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Had a chance to watch Kabe Otoko today, starring my favorite actor, Sakai Masato. It's a horror movie, but more along the lines of creepy rather than scary, which is typical for Japanese horror. The plot involves a reporter, Kyoko, (played by On...

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]]> Some Inspiration for Kosode tag:vox.com,2008-03-20:asset-6a00c2251d8368549d00f48ce63f720002 2008-03-20T21:20:13Z 2008-03-20T21:20:13Z reynardine http://reynardine.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I scanned in these examples for my friend Rhiannon from the Taiga Drama Komyo ga Tsuji. These are examples of the "patchwork" kosode. In the drama, the heroine, Chiyo, had to piece together new kosode because hers were ruined in a fire. Saionji...

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]]> A Little Heian Lit tag:vox.com,2008-02-02:asset-6a00c2251d8368549d00e398d8995e0004 2008-02-02T12:53:15Z 2008-02-02T13:02:51Z reynardine http://reynardine.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

とりかえばや異聞 (小学館文庫―夢の碑) Everyday Things in Premodern Japan: The Hidden Legacy of Material Culture The Tosa Diary (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature) The Tale of the Heike The Changelings: A Classical Japanese Court Tale

Finally finished Everyday Things in Modern Japan, which was excellent. It really engrossed me in a subject matter (historical demographics) that usually comes out quite dry. The emphasis is on the Edo period (better records for that time), but t...

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