The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi: Detective Stories of Old Edo

by Kidō Okamoto

Book Overview

"That year, quite a shocking incident occurred. . . ." So reminisces old Hanshichi in a story from one of Japan's most beloved works of popular literature, Hanshichi torimonoch?. Told through the eyes of a street-smart detective, Okamoto Kid?'s best-known work inaugurated the historical detective genre in Japan, spawning stage, radio, movie, and television adaptations as well as countless imitations. This selection of fourteen stories, translated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824831004
• ISBN13: 9780824831004
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.6"