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redsamuraiii · 2 years

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The Snow Woman (1968)

“I decided that I will not kill you. But in return, you must not tell anyone about what you see today. Even your most intimate people. Even your relatives, your wife or your children. If you say even one word about me, I will kill you.”

Based on the Japanese Folklore of Yuki-Onna, it tells the tale of a sculptor, Yosaku (Akira Ishihama), who encountered a ghost on a stormy snowy night where his mentor was frozen to death leaving him as the only survivor.

Few years later, Yosaku met a beautiful woman named Yuki (Shiho Fujimura) when his mother offered her shelter from the heavy thunderstorm for the night where she befriends them both and admires his craftsmanship.

Over time, both Yosaku and his mother grew fond of Yuki and beg her to stay a bit longer to which she agreed. They eventually express their love for each other and got married, have a child and live a good life, which did not last long.

A priestess saw Yuki at the temple and knows who she really is, confronted her at her home but Yosaku does not believe it as he had seen a ghost before and Yuki is nothing like her. But Yosaku had forgotten the promise he made.

Having broke his promise he made on that stormy night, Yuki reveals her true self to Yosaku before killing him but her attempt was stopped by their child who was crying. Yuki had a change of heart and decides to leave them instead.

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It’s a good story which shows you that the humans are much more scarier than ghosts as humans are judgemental and egoistical creatures.

There are many folklore versions of Yuki Onna depending on which part of Japan it originates, each prefecture has its own stories and legends.

For this movie, it seems that it is set during Kamakura period, judging by the clothes that they wear and the attitude of the “warriors”.

Yuki’s dressing and hair reminds me of the court ladies of Taira or Heike. She probably died while trying to flee from the war during winter.

But her spirits live on. Maybe the real reason Yuki did not kill Yosaku because he reminds her of her late husband who died in war.

At least that’s what I’d like to think. It’ll make the story more interesting when you include in some historical events.

#the snow woman #yuki onna #japanese folklore #japanese folktale #shiho fujimura #fujimura shiho #akira ishihama #ishihama akira #japanese legends #japanese myths #japanese ghost #japan #japanese classic #heian period #kamakura period #taira #heike #genpei war #japanese film

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semperardens-juli · 1 year

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"After her patroness died, Sei Shonagon is reported to have left the court and married, becoming a Buddhist monk in her widowhood."

on Sei Shonagon, author of The Pilow Talk from The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained, James Canton

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#juli-quotes #juli-the-literature-book #romance #love #james canton #literature #classic #japanese classic #japan #buddhism #monk #the pillow talk #academia #dark academia #light academia #classics #classic literature #shonagon

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f1lms4ever · 2 years

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Mariko Kaga in 乾いた花 Pale Flower [1964] dir. by Masahiro Shinoda

#movie #film #cinephile #asian film #japanese film #japanese movies #mariko kaga #masahiro shinoda #pale flower 1964 #pale flower #japanese classic #yakuza

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vll0101 · 1 year

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юкио мисима (yukio mishima)

#yuki mishima #юкио мисима #жизнь на продажу #life for sale #classic #japanese classic #book quote #классика #японская литература #заметка #цитата #книжная заметка

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classicbeautykingdom · 4 months

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Ashley Cox Playboy Playmate of the Month December 1977

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nickolashx · 6 months

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Garage: Bad Dream Adventure (1999)

Garage is a surreal and nightmarish point & click adventure inspired by the works of Carl Jung, developed by Kinotrope and published by Toshiba-EMI in 1999.

Garage - This weird machine is said to create a bizarre dark world by working on the subject's subconscious mind.

You are thrown into a weird world by this machine. Can you escape from it?

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the-evil-clergyman · 11 months

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Two Kittens by Kawano Kaoru (1950's)

#kawano kaoru #art #woodblock prints #shin hanga #fine art #1950s #1950s art #showa era #showa period #woodblock print #japanese art #japanese artist #nature art #animals #cats #kittens #asian art #classic art

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lets-get-lit · 3 months

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I was always hungry for love. Just once, I wanted to know what it was like to get my fill of it -- to be fed so much love I couldn't take any more. Just once.

- Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

#quotes #books #literature #lit #classics #academia #light academia #dark academia #chaotic academia #book #book quotes #quotation #Haruki Murakami #Murakami #Norwegian Wood #Fiction #Romance #Japanese Literature

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whilereadingandwalking · 4 months

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Genji is not a perfect person, but there’s a purity to him, a beauty that’s clearly meant to be lauded, particularly in contrast to later chapters. He’s in love with love, a true romantic, and his sometimes unwise affairs are motivated by a true sense of love. He never abandons one of his lovers, which in this time is crucial. No matter the shame it brings to himself, he tries to find a way to honor the women he’s fallen for. He’s charming. No one can not love him, or ultimately forgive him his faults.

The age of Tale of Genji had strict rules of romance—of how flirtations worked (largely intermediaries and poetry), of how commitments worked, of how aloof vs. present it was appropriate to be (it’s good to commit but bad to hoard or become jealous). It was possible to love too much. Genji is accused of this, but he always remembers to care for the people he is responsible for—once he grows up that is.

Early in the text, he neglects his wife, and he also neglects “the Rokujo lady.” The Rokujo lady becomes so jealous and enraged that her spirit begins to sicken his wife. This ghost returns more than once over the course of the text. She has grown sick from obsession and neglect, and Genji pays the price for it. It’s part of what motivates him to always care for the women he romances for the rest of his life.

Later, in the “Uji” chapters, young Kaoru and prince Niou also love too much. Niou is impulsive like Genji but also flighty, and Kaoru is serious like Genji but also obsessive. Both men pursue the women at Uji with insistence that the text can’t quite forgive as it could for Genji. Both, somehow, go too far—perhaps in their attempts to hoard, or in their impatience.

#tale of genji #murasaki shikibu #japanese books #japanese lit #classic books #my book reviews

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nuzzle · 26 days

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Misako Aoki will appear in the upcoming lolita fashion romance movie "Happiness" to be released May 17th 2024!

Similar to the production of "Kamikaze Girls" it's a film adaptation of a manga adaptation, originally based on the novel written by the same author: Nobara Takemoto. It seems like the featured brand will be Innocent World this time. I'm looking forward to it!!

#Misako Aoki #Nobara Takemoto #happiness #映画ハピネス #innocent world #Airu Kubozuka #窪塚愛流 #Aju Makita #蒔田彩珠 #classic lolita #lolita fashion #egl #egl fashion #egl community #lolita media #jfashion #japanese fashion

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redsamuraiii · 2 years

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Zankuro (Ep 2)

Gokenin of Tokugawa Shogunate, Zankuro Matsudaira (Ken Watanabe) investigates the appearance of a Ronin and a young girl who seems to be at the center of a conspiracy.