My collection of classical Japanese texts.

Early Classical Period (Nara, late 8th century)

  • The Kojiki: Records of Ancient Matters
  • The Ten Thousand Leaves: Poems from the Man’yōshū

Mid Classical Period (Heian, 9th–12th centuries)

  • The Kokinshū: Selected Poems
  • The Tale of Genji
  • The Pillow Book (Makura no Sōshi)
  • The Tales of Ise (Ise Monogatari)

Late Classical / Medieval Period (Kamakura to Muromachi, 12th–16th centuries)

War Tale Cycle:

  • Hōgen Monogatari: Tale of the Disorder in Hōgen
  • The Ten Foot Square Hut and Tales of the Heike

Other Medieval Canon:

  • Hōjōki (An Account of My Hut)
  • Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa)
  • The No Plays of Japan
  • The Taiheiki: A Chronicle of Medieval Japan

Early Modern Period (Edo, 17th–18th centuries)

  • Four Major Plays of Chikamatsu
  • The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (Oku no Hosomichi)

A Nos Amours, 1983

Watched on Wednesday August 13, 2025.


Anne-Marie, 1936

Watched on Friday August 8, 2025.


Anne-Marie, 1936

Watched on Friday August 8, 2025.


Pictures of Ghosts, 2023

Watched on Tuesday August 5, 2025.


Pictures of Ghosts, 2023

Watched on Tuesday August 5, 2025.


Caught by the Tides, 2024

Watched on Tuesday August 5, 2025.


Caught by the Tides, 2024

Watched on Tuesday August 5, 2025.


Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, 1993

Watched on Monday August 4, 2025.


Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, 1993

Watched on Monday August 4, 2025.


Chess of the Wind, 1976

Watched on Sunday August 3, 2025.


Chess of the Wind, 1976

Watched on Sunday August 3, 2025.


Redline, 2009

Watched on Saturday August 2, 2025.


Redline, 2009

Watched on Saturday August 2, 2025.


Moving, 1993 - ★★★★

Watched on Friday August 1, 2025.


Moving, 1993 - ★★★★

Watched on Friday August 1, 2025.


In the Mood for Love 2001, 2001

Watched on Saturday July 19, 2025.


In the Mood for Love, 2000

Watched on Saturday July 19, 2025.


In the Mood for Love, 2000

Watched on Saturday July 19, 2025.


Ash Is Purest White, 2018

Watched on Thursday July 10, 2025.