Hiroko Isayama

The Great Passage

Admin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, ‘The Great Passage.’ In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems. Will ‘The Great Passage’ ever be completed?

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Admin — Sat, 31 May 1975 00:00:00 +0000

A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchanted forest.

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

Admin — Sat, 30 Dec 1972 00:00:00 +0000

Matsu, known to the prisoners as Scorpion, is locked away in the bowels of the prison as revenge for disrupting the smooth operation of the prison and for her disfiguring attack on the warden. Granted a one day reprieve due to the visit of a dignitary, she takes advantage and attacks the warden again. This leads to more brutal punishment and humiliation. But the punishment gives her an oppurtunity to escape along with six other female prisoners. Their surreal flight from prison pits the convicts against the guards, the warden and each other.