Books

Welcome to the beta version of Shelfari’s new Book Detail pages!

These pages are editable by the community, so please contribute! Click here to learn more about this feature. We’d love to hear your feedback.

see page history

Description

This collection of bizarre and fascinating true tales from Japan includes the infamous story of the woman who strangled and emasculated her lover - the basis for the classic film "In the Realm of the Senses". These and other amazing tales are sure to startle even the most jaded of readers.

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis

Write a ridiculously simplified synopsis.

First Sentence

In 1945 Americans arriving in Japan learned that a Japanese woman walked three paces behind her husband when outside the home, and that a husband could divorce his wife simply by submitting a written statement of divorce consisting of only 3 1/2 lines (called a mikudari-han).

Popular Tags

  1. japan
  2. supernatural 
 

Books with Additional Background Information

List the books that contain additional information about this book.

Books That Influenced This Book

List the books that influenced this book.


If you have any suggestions for how we can improve this page or if there are sections that you would like us to add, please let us know.

Advertisement