Although I watch a lot of Japanese crime flicks (Takeshi Kitano, Rokuro Mochizuki and Takeshi Miike are favourites, and Miike's Audition in particular) I haven’t read all that much Japanese literature. One collection of stories which I did read and did enjoy was Seicho Matsumoto's 'The Voice.'
If you like graphic novels you might want to check out: 'The Push Man and other Stories' and 'Abandon the Old in Tokyo' by Yoshihiro Tatsumi. Bleak, nourish tales of no hope lives.
I also enjoy Edogawa Rampo (the name is a play on Edgar Allen Poe) but that’s a little closer to horror than to noir.
Sean Shapiro
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From: J. Brown <shadowkobun@yahoo.com>
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 3:58:20 PM
Subject: RARA-AVIS: Hard-Boiled Japan
Hi! Any favorite novels or stories set in Japan?
Thanks!
Take Care!
Jeff
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