Classic Japanese

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    • By: Soseki Natsume, Aiko Ito - translator, Graeme Wilson - translator
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 21 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 17-03-20
    • Language: English
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    • I Am a Cat, satirizes the foolishness of upper-middle class Japanese society during the Meiji era. With acerbic wit and sardonic perspective, it follows the whimsical adventures of a world-weary stray kitten who comments on the follies and foibles of the people around him....

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    • By: John Allyn, Stephen Turnbull - foreword
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 22-11-13
    • Language: English
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    • This is the definitive, fascinating account of this unforgettable tale of a band of samurai who defied the Emperor to avenge the disgrace and death of their master....

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    • Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
    • By: Scott Lewis
    • Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
    • Length: 31 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 04-12-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 161 ratings
    • Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....

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    • Penguin Classics
    • By: Lafcadio Hearn
    • Narrated by: Eleanor Matsuura
    • Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 26-09-19
    • Language: English
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    • In this collection of classic ghost stories from Japan, beautiful princesses turn out to be frogs, paintings come alive, deadly spectral brides haunt the living and a samurai delivers the baby of a Shinto goddess with mystical help....

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    • Classic Stories of Japanese Myths, Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters, the Story of Princess Hase, Issun-Boshi, Momotaro, Kintaro, Kaguya Hime
    • By: Roberts Parizi
    • Narrated by: Joshua
    • Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 24-02-21
    • Language: English
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    • Are you interested in learning about Japanese mythology? These myths are great for adults and children alike. They give you an insight into a culture that is full of traditions....

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    • Mimei Ogawa: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales
    • By: Mimei Ogawa
    • Narrated by: Masato Ouchida
    • Series: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales, Book 1
    • Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
    • Release date: 29-10-21
    • Language: English
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    • Mimei Ogawa, a prolific author of short stories nearly 100 years ago, is considered to be one of the founding figures of modern Japanese children’s literature. He has also been called the Hans Christian Andersen of Japan because of how his works were influenced by Andersen....

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    • By: Murasaki Shikibu, Dennis Washburn - translator
    • Narrated by: Brian Nishii
    • Length: 37 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 17-12-19
    • Language: English
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    • Murasaki Shikibu, born into the middle ranks of the aristocracy during the Heian period (794-1185 CE), wrote The Tale of Genji - widely considered the world’s first novel - during the early years of the 11th century....

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    • By: Ryunosuke Akutagawa
    • Narrated by: Russell D Jones
    • Length: 25 mins
    • Release date: 16-03-15
    • Language: English
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    • Originally published in 1922 and translated by Takashi Kojima, this classic short story was the inspiration for Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film Rashomon, about the murder of a samurai....

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    • By: Murasaki Shikibu, Suematsu Kencho - translator
    • Narrated by: Elaine J. Sepani
    • Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 27-09-18
    • Language: English
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    • Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji in the 11th century to entertain the other women in the court. It follows the romantic exploits of the title character, an emperor’s son, as he navigates life in and out of aristocratic society....

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    • Stories and Studies of Strange Things
    • By: Lafcadio Hearn
    • Narrated by: Blaise Adams
    • Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 28-02-20
    • Language: English
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    • Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, was an Irish writer known also by the Japanese name Koizumi Yakumo. His book Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, comprises two parts, the first being the "Kwaidan Proper" and the second, "Insect-Studies"....

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    • By: 紫式部, 与謝野 晶子
    • Narrated by: 岡崎 弥保
    • Series: 源氏物語, Book 源氏物語(全五十四帖収録)
    • Length: 70 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 06-12-17
    • Language: Japanese
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    • 内容紹介
      日本の文学史上最古にして最高傑作ともいわれる『源氏物語』。
      紫式部によって書かれた全五十四帖にわたる長編小説を、わかりやすく情感豊かに読み上げました。

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    • By: John Okada, Ruth Ozeki
    • Narrated by: David Shih
    • Series: Classics of Asian American Literature
    • Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 29-05-18
    • Language: English
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    • First published in 1956, No-No Boy was virtually ignored by a public eager to put World War II and the Japanese internment behind them. No-No Boy tells the story of Ichiro Yamada, a fictional version of the real-life "no-no boys"....

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