Editore: Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo Gaikokugo Daigaku, 1974
Da: Masalai Press, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 214 pp., illustrations, bibliography. Contents: 'Prati-sarkar' Movement in Satara District (1942-45) (in Japanese with English summary); The rural gentry in Nineteenth Century Japan and Egypt: A comparative study of Gono and A'yan (in Japanese); Medieval Chinese in hP'ags-pa script, part 1 (in English); Village economy of Newars: A Newari village structure and change - 1 (in Japanese); Some observations on 'Chao Phou' worship (in Japanese); Place-names and cultural ecology (in English).
Editore: Toho Company, Tokyo, 1960
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo
Draft script for the 1960 film. With the stamp of cast/crew member Takahashi Toshihiro to the page edges, and manuscript ink annotations to the rear wrapper. Text and titles in Japanese. A film that bought depictions of modern life into Japanese films of the 1960s, particularly with respect to the idea of the independent woman. A young, widowed bar hostess finds herself torn between a conventional life and potential financial independence when she must decide to either remarry or open her own bar. Set in Tokyo's Ginza district, shot on location in Tokyo. White titled wrappers, noted as 2 on the front wrapper. Title page present. 94 leaves, with last page of text numbered f-31. Xerographic duplication, printed on rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Good with foxing, wear to the binding, and light soil overall. With perfect binding. BFI 694. Criterion Collection 377.
Editore: Toho Company, Tokyo, 1961
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo
Second Final Draft script for the 1961 Japanese film. Manuscript ink notation on rear wrapper and manuscript ink and rubber-stamped name (Takahishi Toshihiro, not credited in the final film) on the top and bottom page edges with the same initials (in Arabic lettering) "T.T." near the spine. Manuscript annotations on preliminary page 4 noting the entire proposed cast (lining up pretty closely with the final cast), and a note in manuscript ink on the rear wrapper about an unrelated play titled Minamioka. A psychological drama that a love triangle, unraveling a family in the process. Set in Japan. White titled wrappers, noted as 2 on the front wrapper, dated 1961. Title page present. 78 leaves, with last page of text numbered "e-30." Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good, with some foxing due to age.