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2) On haiku
Author
Publisher
New Directions Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
x, 294 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Who doesn't love haiku? It is not only America's most popular cultural import from Japan but also our most popular poetic form: instantly recognizable, more mobile than a sonnet, and loved for its simplicity and compression, as well as for its ease of composition. Haiku is an ancient literary form seemingly made for the Twittersphere--Jack Kerouac and Langston Hughes wrote them, Ezra Pound and the Imagists were inspired by them, first-grade students...
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
p2005
Physical Desc
5 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Pimsleur earned his Ph.D. in French from Columbia University and was a Professor of Romance Languages and Language Education at both Ohio State University and State University of New York at Albany. Here, Pimsleur offers listeners a ten-lesson, five hour program which consists of beginning language strategies for communication and traveling needs.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
The 85-year-old Jiro Ono is considered by many to be the world's greatest sushi chef. He is the proprietor of a 10-seat sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station. Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3-star Michelin review, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimages, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat...
7) Kagemusha
Series
Criterion collection volume 267
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Reconstructing the splendor of feudal Japan and the pageantry of war, Kurosawa creates a soaring historical epic about a peasant impersonating a nobleman in battle.
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography and introduction to the work of the Japanese haiku poet whose love for nature finds expression in the more than thirty poems included in this book.
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rikuo Nura, three-quarters human and one quarter yokai, a supernatural creature that thrives on human fear, finds himself caught between his everyday life and that of his grandfather, supreme commander of the Nura clan, a powerful yokai consortium. When Rikuo is named to be the next supreme commander, the clan is unphappy, especially Gagoze, a high-ranking yokai who hates humans.
Author
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Pub. Date
1976.
Physical Desc
xxxi, 288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In about 1307 a remarkable woman in Japan sat down to complete the story of her life. The result was an autobiographical narrative, a tale of thirty-six years (1271-1306) in the life of Lady Nijo, starting when she became the concubine of a retired emperor in Kyoto at the age of fourteen and ending, several love affairs later, with an account of her new life as a wandering Buddhist nun. Through the vagaries of history, however, the glory of Lady...
11) Pulse
Publisher
Arrow Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Setting his story in the burgeoning internet and social media scene in Japan, Kurosawa's dark and apocalyptic film foretells how technology will only serve to isolate us as it grows more important to our lives. A group of young people in Tokyo begin to experience strange phenomena involving missing co-workers and friends, technological breakdown, and a mysterious website which asks the compelling question, "Do you want to meet a ghost?"
13) Ramen
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
"[The film] tells the story of young Ramen Chef Masato ... who leaves his home and family's shop in Japan after his father dies in search of his mother's family and the recipes she left behind in Singapore. There he traces a culinary path of delicious signature dishes to find his estranged family across the sea. With the help of food blogger Miki ... he learns the recipes of his mother's homeland and the way to his grandmother's heart."--
14) The Third Murder
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
Leading attorney Shigemori takes on the defence of murder-robbery suspect Misumi who served jail time for another murder 30 years ago. Shigemori’s chances of winning the case seem low - his client freely admits his guilt, despite facing the death penalty if he is convicted. As he digs deeper into the case, as he hears the testimonies of the victim’s family and Misumi himself, the once confident Shigemori begins to doubt whether his client is the...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The international literary icon opens his eclectic closet: Here are photographs of Murakami's extensive and personal T-shirt collection, accompanied by essays that reveal a side of the writer rarely seen by the public. Considered "the world's most popular cult novelist" (The Guardian), Haruki Murakami's books have galvanized millions around the world. Many of his fans know about his 10,000 vinyl record collection, and his obsession with running,...
Publisher
West Encounters East LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explores the themes of immigration, alienation and assimilation through the works of Japanese-Brazilian artists, descendants of a century-old diaspora that has given São Paulo, Brazil, the largest Japanese population outside Japan.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
Sixty-one years ago, the United States and Japanese armies met on Iwo Jima. Decades later, hundreds of letters are unearthed from that stark island's soil. The letters give faces and voices to the men who fought there, as well as the extraordinary general who led them. Leading the defense is Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi. With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of the island itself, Gen. Kuribayashi's unprecedented tactics...
18) Wife of a spy
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
日本語
Description
The year is 1940 in Kobe, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. Local merchant and amateur filmmaker Yusaku senses that things are headed in an unsettling direction. Following a trip to Manchuria, he becomes determined to bring to light the things he witnessed there, and secretly filmed. Meanwhile, his wife Satoko receives a visit from her childhood friend, now a military policeman. He warns her about Yusaku's seditious ways and reveals that...
19) Corps records
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
256 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tanjiro sets out on the path of the Demon Slayer to save his sister and avenge his family!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Discover the fun of shibori and the beauty of indigo dyeing in one book! This book presents a new spin on the beloved Japanese art of Shibori resist tie-dying using 100% natural indigo dyes and simple techniques that you can do at home. Add artistic touches to everything you own - from a favorite linen shirt to a bamboo basket, a pair of old sneakers or pair of jeans. Clear instructions and photos explain how to do it. Tips on creating fantastic...
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