Kaiki: Tales of the Metropolis

Kaiki—Uncanny Tales from Japan Volume 3: Tales of the Metropolis

Selected and with commentary by HIGASHI Masao and preface by Robert WEINBERG

The third and final volume of our Kaiki series returns us to the Capital City: Tokyo. While Japan has modernized, renaming old Edo as new-born Tokyo, strange secrets remain hidden under the chrome and spotlights, unaffected by our beliefs in Science and Technology. Enjoy a new collection of stories introducing the strange denizens and happenings of the shadowy world of Japanese uncanny literature. Selected and with commentary by Higashi Masao, a recognized researcher and author in the field.

Nominated for the 2012 Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Awards!

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Robert Weinberg
Preface

Higashi Masao
Introduction: “Earthquakes, Lightning, Fire, and Father” translated by Miri Nakamura

Akutagawa Ryūnosuke 芥川龍之介
“A Bizarre Reunion” (奇怪な再会; 1921）
translated by Steven P. Venti

Murayama Kaita 村山槐多
“The Diabolical Tongue” (悪魔の舌; 1915）
translated by Jeffrey Angles

Tanizaki Jun’ichirō 谷崎潤一郎
　
“The Face” (人面疽; 1918）
translated by Kathleen Taji

Toyoshima Yoshio 豊島与志雄　
“Ghosts of the Metropolis” (都会の幽気; 1924)
translated by Rodger Swan and Jeffrey Angles

Edogawa Rampo 江戸川乱歩　
“Doctor Mera’s Mysterious Crimes” (目羅博士の不思議な犯罪; 1932)
translated by Seth Jacobowitz

Minagawa Hiroko 皆川博子
“The Midsummer Emissary” (文月の使者; 1996)
translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori

Hisao Jūran 久生十蘭
“In Thy Shadow” (妖翳記; 1939）
translated by Derek Lin

Endō Shūsaku 遠藤周作
“Spider” (蜘蛛; 1959）
translated by Rossa O’Muireartaigh

Yamakawa Masao 山川方夫
“The Talisman” (お守り; 1960）
translated by Karen Sandness

Kawabata Yasunari 川端康成
“The Arm” (片腕; 1964）
translated by Mark Gibeau

Akae Baku 赤江瀑　
“Expunged by Yakumo” (八雲が殺した; 1981）
translated by Nancy H. Ross

Morohoshi Daijirō 諸星大二郎　
“A Sinister Spectre” (不安の立像; 1973）
translated by Mark MacWilliams; graphics by Dorothy Gambrell