{"product_id":"japanese-monster-cats-tetsu-machida-9784805320921","title":"Japanese Monster Cats: An Illustrated Guide to Kaibyo--From Movies and Manga to Woodblock Prints","description":"\u003cb\u003eA full-color guide to Japan's legendary kaibyo--supernatural, shape-shifting monster cats--from classic art to contemporary pop culture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCats can often turn into humans; Japanese mythology and folklore is filled with these tales. This full-color guide presents a pictorial history of these supernatural shape-shifters: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWoodblock prints: \u003c\/b\u003e Lesser-known master Utagawa Kuniyoshi's terrifying prints and demon cat-wife renderings take center stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaintings \u0026amp; illustrations: \u003c\/b\u003e From the playful to the didactic, reproductions include \"Cats Enjoying the Cool Air\" and \"A Child's Guide to Moral Education: Cat and Mouse.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMovie stills \u0026amp; scenes: \u003c\/b\u003e Add to your list of feline-themed horror films with \u003ci\u003eThe Monster Cat of the Phantom Castle, The Strange Laughing Cat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Cat in the Turkish Bath\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eManga and books: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Cat Girl, Night Tales of the Yokai Cat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Monster Cat Wants to Repay a Favor\u003c\/i\u003e offer page-turning action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis richly illustrated guide celebrates these mysterious mousers and Edo-era woodblock subjects. Over 175 illustrations, paintings, movie stills\/posters, book covers and woodblock prints reveal the myth-tinged realm of these enigmatic nighttime shape-shifters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tetsu Machida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 4805320923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784805320921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Tetsu Machida","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997884494079,"sku":"9784805320921","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/japanese-monster-cats-tetsu-machida-9784805320921","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}