The Red Star of Cadiz ŌSAKA Gō translated by Usha Jayaraman Kurodahan Press is proud to present the first English translation of Red Star of Cadiz, an international suspense thriller that won author Osaka acclaim as a new master of the genre in Japan. The work has won three prestigious awards: the 96th Naoki Prize, […]

Queen of K’n-Yan ASAMATSU Ken translated by Kathleen Taji introduction by Darrell Schweitzer The mummy of a beautiful young girl from Shang Dynasty China is found in an ornate and astonishingly large underground tomb. Preliminary research shows that her cells contain reptilian DNA, and a Japanese research lab is asked to investigate further… Working under […]

Japan in Five Ancient Chinese Chronicles: Wo, the Land of Yamatai, and Queen Himiko Massimo SOUMARÉ translated by Davide Mana edited by Anthony J. Bryant and Mark Hall For the first time in English, this work presents a comparative study of the content of famous Chinese historical texts that are fundamental in the knowledge of […]

The Black Lizard and Beast in the Shadows EDOGAWA Rampo translated by Ian Hughes introduction by Mark Schreiber Edogawa Rampo (pseudonym of Hirai Tarō, 1894-1965) is the acknowledged grand master of Japan’s golden age of crime and mystery fiction. Kurodahan Press takes great pleasure in presenting the first English language translations of these two short […]

Speculative Japan 2 “The Man Who Watched the Sea” and Other Tales Introduction by Darrell Schweitzer The second book of the groundbreaking Speculative Japan series, this volume presents a selection of never-before published translations covering a broad range of speculative fiction… from gritty SF to soft fantasy, it offers glimpses into the diverse and rich […]

Toward Dusk and Other Stories YOSHIYUKI Junnosuke translated by Andrew Clare preface by James Dorsey Yoshiyuki Junnosuke was a sensual writer, whose style is reminiscent of that of novelists such as Tanizaki Jun’ichirō and Nagai Kafū. His works deal with the possibility of emotional purity in the relationships between men and women. Often, the relationship […]

Akutagawa and Dazai: Instances of Literary Adaptation James O’Brien James O’Brien’s work contains translations of three short stories by Dazai Osamu – “Hear my Plea”, “Melos, Run!” and “Crackling Mountain” – as well as the following short stories by Akutagawa Ryunosuke: “The Clown’s Mask”, “The Immortal”, “Rasho Gate”, “Hell Screen”, “Within a Grove”, and “The […]

Kara Monogatari: Tales of China Ward Geddes This work includes a study and a complete, annotated translation of the late twelfth- or early thirteenth-century Japanese tale collection, the Kara monogatari (Tales of China). The twenty-seven tales are interesting as stories, literate as short written pieces, and important as a Japanese cultural source, as well as […]

Lairs of the Hidden Gods, Volume 4 The Dreaming God Edited by ASAMATSU Ken Introduced by Robert M. Price This well-received collection of original stories and articles inspired by the ‘Cthulhu Mythos’ created by H.P. Lovecraft was published in Japan in 2002 as a two-volume set under the name Hishinkai. The list of contributing authors […]

Lairs of the Hidden Gods, Volume 3 Straight to Darkness Edited by ASAMATSU Ken Introduced by Robert M. Price This well-received collection of original stories and articles inspired by the ‘Cthulhu Mythos’ created by H.P. Lovecraft was published in Japan in 2002 as a two-volume set under the name Hishinkai. The list of contributing authors […]