Tales of Moonlight and Rain

by Ueda Akinari

Book Overview

First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celebrated examples of the literature of the occult. They subtly merge the world of reason with the realm of the uncanny and exemplify the period's fascination with the strange and the grotesque. They were also the inspiration for Mizoguchi Kenji's brilliant 1953 film Ugetsu.

The title Ugetsu monogatari (literally "rain-moon tales") alludes to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231139128
• ISBN13: 9780231139120
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher