Three Samurai Cats

Three Samurai Cats
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Cats
ISBN: 9780823417421

An adaptation of a Japanese folktale in which a feudal lord seeks a samurai cat to rid his castle of a savage rat, but soon discovers that violence is not always the best way to accomplish things.

Samurai Cat in the Real World

Samurai Cat in the Real World
Author: Mark E. Rogers
Publisher: Tor Books
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1989-09
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780312931988

Nothing is sacred as this hero takes on the real world in magnificent color and on a scale beyond the kin of mortal man. He proves once more, for all those interested, that when the Katana meets an obstacle it can be hilarious. Illustrated.

Sword of the Samurai

Sword of the Samurai
Author: Michael Reaves
Publisher: Starfire
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1984-06-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780553264272

An adventure through time takes young readers back to the exotic and dangerous world of seventeenth-century Japan to recover the sword of the samurai Musashi.

Samurai Cat Goes To Hell

Samurai Cat Goes To Hell
Author: Mark E. Rogers
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1998-04-15
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9780312866426

The dead cat, Miaowara Tomokato, descends from heaven to get his nephew, Shiro, out of hell. The pair were killed in a fight with Genghis Khan's Mongols, armed with atomic weapons.

Art of the Samurai

Art of the Samurai
Author: 原田一敏
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2009
Genre: Armor
ISBN: 1588393453

"This extensively illustrated catalogue is published in conjunction with the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai, including the finest examples of swords - the spirit of the samurai - as well as sword mountings and fittings, armor and helmets, saddles, textiles, and paintings. The works in the catalogue, drawn from public and private collections in Japan, include 34 officially designated National Treasures and 64 Important Cultural Properties, the largest number ever to be shown together at one time. Dating from the 5th to the early 20th century, these majestic objects offer a complete picture of samurai culture and its unique blend of the martial and the refined." "Many of the greatest Japanese swordsmiths are represented in this volume, from early masters such as Yasuie (12th century) and Tomomitsu (14th century) to the Edo-period smiths Nagasone Kotetsu and Kiyomaro. The blades by these and other masters, cherished as much for their beauty as for their cutting efficiency, were equipped with elaborate hilts and scabbards prized for their exquisite craftsmanship and fine materials such as silk, rayskin, gold, lacquer, and certain alloys unique to Japan. Japanese armor is also fully surveyed, from the rarest iron armor of the Kofun period (5th century) to the inventive ceremonial helmets made toward the end of the age of the samurai." --Book Jacket.

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Author: John Clute
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 1110
Release: 1999-03-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780312198695

Like its companion volume, "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", this massive reference of 4,000 entries covers all aspects of fantasy, from literature to art.

Cinema Is a Cat

Cinema Is a Cat
Author: Daisuke Miyao
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2019-10-31
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0824881346

Watching movies every night at home with his cats, film scholar and cat lover Daisuke Miyao noticed how frequently cats turned up on screen. They made brief appearances (think of Mafia boss Marlon Brando gently stroking a cat in a scene from The Godfather); their looks provided inspiration to film creators (Avatar); they even held major roles (The Lion King). In Cinema Is a Cat, Miyao uses the fascinating relationship between cats and cinema to offer a uniquely appealing introduction to film studies. Cats are representational subjects in the nine films explored in this book, and each chapter juxtaposes a feline characteristic—their love of dark places, their “star” quality—with discussion of the theories and histories of cinema. The opening chapters explore three basic elements of the language of cinema: framing, lighting, and editing. Subsequent chapters examine the contexts in which films are made, exhibited, and viewed. Miyao covers the major theoretical and methodological concepts of film studies—auteurism, realism, genre, feminist film theory, stardom, national cinema, and modernity theory—exploring fundamental questions. Who is the author of a film? How does a film connect to reality? What connections does one film have to other films? Who is represented in a film and how? How is a film viewed differently by people of different cultural and social backgrounds? How is a film located in history? His focus on the innate qualities of cats—acting like prima donnas, born of mixed blood, devoted to the chase—offers a memorable and appealing approach to the study of film. How to read audio-visual materials aesthetically and culturally is of limitless value in a world where we are constantly surrounded by moving images—television, video, YouTube, streaming, GPS, and virtual reality. Cinema Is a Cat offers an accessible, user-friendly approach that will deepen viewers’ appreciation of movies, from Hollywood classics like Breakfast at Tiffany’s and To Catch a Thief, to Japanese period dramas like Samurai Cat. The book will be attractive to a wide audience of students and scholars, movie devotees, and cat lovers.

Vocabulary in Language Teaching

Vocabulary in Language Teaching
Author: Norbert Schmitt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2020-07-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1108476821

Written by two top vocabulary specialists, this updated edition gives a state-of-the-art introduction to vocabulary teaching and testing.