tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post3830301496810977301..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: The Inugami Clan (1951) by Seishi YokomizoTomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-28218580149081111982021-09-15T12:04:20.370+02:002021-09-15T12:04:20.370+02:00I'm actually glad I didn't opt for the mov...I'm actually glad I didn't opt for the movies, because a lot has changed regarding Yokomizo's availability since 2018. A translation of <i>The Honjin Murders</i> was published in 2020 with <i>The Village of Eight Graves</i> following later this year and <i>Gokuman Island</i> scheduled to be published somewhere around Spring/Summer 2021. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-15055865410470445852021-09-15T05:26:54.479+02:002021-09-15T05:26:54.479+02:00You know what,many of yokomizo novels adapted on s...You know what,many of yokomizo novels adapted on screen and some of them are available on youtube,but there are no sub except in one.Mysterybloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495648805008200117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-52925789520579009422020-03-24T13:57:20.178+01:002020-03-24T13:57:20.178+01:00Thanks! Very much appreciated! Thanks! Very much appreciated! TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-68051730896832869642020-03-24T11:09:15.126+01:002020-03-24T11:09:15.126+01:00the rare akuma no temari uta with english subs
sup...the rare akuma no temari uta with english subs<br />superb<br />https://raredoramas.info/page/akuma-no-temari-uta-1977dircdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145032829541614556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-88309031495147638102019-12-09T09:29:57.635+01:002019-12-09T09:29:57.635+01:00Sorry for your disappointment, John. However I tho...Sorry for your disappointment, John. However I thought readers of this blog would be interested to hear that it is out now with Pushkin Vertigo under the title The Honjin Murders (translated by me, Louise Heal Kawai)Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898639751496701685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-56138964532490990292018-05-22T18:41:11.863+02:002018-05-22T18:41:11.863+02:00I also knew it as The Honjin Murder Case, but Ho-L...I also knew it as <i>The Honjin Murder Case</i>, but Ho-Ling refers to it on his blog as <i>The Daimyou's Inn Murder Case</i>. So I went with that title.<br /><br />Sorry to hear you lost the bid to another publisher, but glad to learn it's still getting published in English. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-29587784803177163812018-05-22T14:57:57.116+02:002018-05-22T14:57:57.116+02:00How could you possibly think that LRI hasn't g...How could you possibly think that LRI hasn't glanced at The Daimyou's Inn Murder Case (which I know as the Honjin Murder case)?<br />I've been trying to get the rights for three years, but recently lost out to another publisher, who plans to bring it out next year.John Pugmirehttp://mylri.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-62334835056584444122018-05-16T12:40:14.029+02:002018-05-16T12:40:14.029+02:00Oh, boy. If I could speak and read Japanese, the c...Oh, boy. If I could speak and read Japanese, the content of this blog would look very, very differently. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-4460597186962464162018-05-16T11:34:09.561+02:002018-05-16T11:34:09.561+02:00I thought both of you were involved in translating...I thought both of you were involved in translating Japanese Mystery Novels at LRI.But the misconception has been cleared.Thanks for your reply.WaveRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183280133688589664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-8290582539244887312018-05-16T08:43:49.243+02:002018-05-16T08:43:49.243+02:00Ah, makes sense. Ho-Ling has translated several ti...Ah, makes sense. Ho-Ling has translated several titles for LRI and I have read them, which is the only connection between us and LRI. Why did you want to know that? TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-75663336469450975482018-05-15T23:55:29.192+02:002018-05-15T23:55:29.192+02:00I meant blogger Ho Ling Wong.I meant blogger Ho Ling Wong.WaveRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183280133688589664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-76811946265544024332018-05-15T23:12:24.794+02:002018-05-15T23:12:24.794+02:00I'm not sure I understand your comment (who or...I'm not sure I understand your comment (who or what is Holing Staffs?), but I have no (professional) connection with Locked Room International. I'm just a huge fan of impossible crime fiction and therefore naturally drawn to the only publisher exclusively specialized in publishing locked room novels and short story collections. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-17191807893778056892018-05-15T22:42:36.783+02:002018-05-15T22:42:36.783+02:00TomCat are you & Holing Staffs of Locked room ...TomCat are you & Holing Staffs of Locked room International.You mention them quite often in your reviews.And have you met holing in person?If you have then i will ask a question.WaveRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183280133688589664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-52209023120345621362018-05-12T22:10:38.689+02:002018-05-12T22:10:38.689+02:00I completely overlooked your second comment.
Any...I completely overlooked your second comment. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm tempted to recommend <i>The Decagon House Murders</i>, but you'll probably like it about as much as <i>The Moai Island Puzzle</i>. So just go with <i>The Realm of the Impossible</i>. You can't possibly hate 500 pages of locked room goodness gathered from every corner of our planet. <br /><br />By the way, now I want to re-read <i>The Tokyo Zodiac Murders</i>, because I think Pushkin scrapped their plans to publish <i>Murder in the Crooked Mansion</i>. :/TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-61820328924291205012018-05-12T19:10:49.675+02:002018-05-12T19:10:49.675+02:00It's pretty fantastic. So good luck hunting! :...It's pretty fantastic. So good luck hunting! :) TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-47309902226463130412018-05-12T01:22:16.975+02:002018-05-12T01:22:16.975+02:00Honestly this sounds pretty fantastic for what it ...Honestly this sounds pretty fantastic for what it is. Guess I'll add it to the list of things to hunt down. I've always wanted to read a real _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ story anyways.Anhiksihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817774165396917723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-76402167827478391612018-05-11T23:30:32.902+02:002018-05-11T23:30:32.902+02:00I attempted to read MOAI ISLAND PUZZLE but it was ...I attempted to read MOAI ISLAND PUZZLE but it was bothered by its juvenile worldview and paper thin characters so much that I gave up and never finished it. Much of the language was very stilted and awkward making it doubly irritating. Overall, it read like fan fiction to me. I really hated what little I read -- right up to the discovery of the first two bodies. I've not had much luck with the LRI books I've chosen to read.J F Norrishttp://prettysinister.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-58206761565262466432018-05-11T21:37:35.920+02:002018-05-11T21:37:35.920+02:00Haha Don't worry about me, go for it :):)
Lik...Haha Don't worry about me, go for it :):)<br /> Like I said, I think I'll be picking the Greek version of this one.<br /><br />We need to support our local schene to release more of that and less of the thriller genre.<br /><br />It's why I've been resisting to buy The Fourth Door by Halter(and it's tough cause I've read all his other good ones).<br />Yannisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-63058431848555434522018-05-11T21:14:04.082+02:002018-05-11T21:14:04.082+02:00This one is well worth your time and effort of hun...This one is well worth your time and effort of hunting down an (affordable) copy. And one of the previous comments mentioned that a cheap one is available on Abe Books. So you better be quick or Yannis might beat you to it. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-57328129685692661022018-05-11T21:09:21.402+02:002018-05-11T21:09:21.402+02:00This is definitely an iconic detective novel worth...This is definitely an iconic detective novel worthy of both its status and reputation as a classic, but surprised you rank it even above <i>The Tokyo Zodiac Murders</i>. Somehow, I assumed that one would be more in line with your (alternative) taste in crime and horror fiction. Not that I'm disagreeing with you. ;) <br /><br />By the way, have you read any of the Japanese mysteries published by LRI? TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-49462438479596068332018-05-11T21:06:20.476+02:002018-05-11T21:06:20.476+02:00Well, we (sort of) have a whiff of nostalgia going...Well, we (sort of) have a whiff of nostalgia going on with the current crop of reissues, but I think we need more Fredric Brown and John Dickson Carr for the horror elements. We can work on that.<br /><br />I have wanted to watch one of these (subbed) Yokomizo's movies for a while, like <i>The Daimyou's Inn Murder Case</i>, but prefer to read them first. And who knows when another one of them will appear in English. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-23927633475808661992018-05-11T19:53:01.607+02:002018-05-11T19:53:01.607+02:00This sounds fascinating and I will keep an eye out...This sounds fascinating and I will keep an eye out for a copy either through interlibrary loan or if prices fall for some of those secondhand copies.Aidanhttp://www.mysteriesahoy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-70286271126720377172018-05-11T18:50:36.999+02:002018-05-11T18:50:36.999+02:00There is one copy for $12 (free postage) available...There is one copy for $12 (free postage) available on Abe Books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-72293932812665939232018-05-11T16:36:29.719+02:002018-05-11T16:36:29.719+02:00This was great to read your assessment, TomCat. Th...This was great to read your assessment, TomCat. This is probably my favorite Japanese detective novel of all time. So much works so well, it's surreally creepy and evocative and imaginative and, as you mentioned, contains many iconic scenes and images that have influenced other Japanese mystery writers. It is the book to which I compare all honkaku and similar Japanese detective novels. For me nothing (in English translation, at least) has ever surpassed it -- not even <i>The Tokyo Zodiac Murders</i> which prior to reading <i>The Inugami Clan</i> had been my favorite. My blog post on <i>The Inugami Clan</i> has nearly 4000 hits, it's in the Top Ten list of most read essays at Pretty Sinister Books, though I believe its popularity is largely due to my use of photo stills from the movie.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-2626975840160778472018-05-11T16:30:35.924+02:002018-05-11T16:30:35.924+02:00It was specifically a Yokomizo Boom, not a sudden ...It was specifically a Yokomizo Boom, not a sudden interest in classic mystery fiction in general. Yokomizo's mix of horror and mystery was what really caught on, as well as the distinct, "nostalgic" world view in his works. It was also horror what really exploded as a manga genre in the seventies and eighties.<br /><br />Oh, it happens that it was also announced today that a new TV special based on a Kindaichi novel would be produced this year (Akuma ga Kitarite Fue wo Fuku/The Devil Comes Playing The Flute). Yokomizo's popularity is really amazing, as we already had an excellent one last year based on another novel, but the demand for these things have remained on Japanese TV ever since the Yokomizo boom.Ho-Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.com