I've recorded Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, originally published 1918, at Fierce Firelight.
Note: I've now amplified the original track and reuploaded it.
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NICE!
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it!
DeleteLoved this - you got the tone perfectly.
ReplyDeleteBBC Radio did a version for Fantastic Tales read by Togo Igawa, where I first encountered the story. Didn't even know he'd written Rashomon until later down the line.
I didn't know that about Rashomon! Since you mentioned it, I listened to the Fantastic Tales version and immediately recognized the advisor from Total War: Shogun 2; obviously I pretended it was the same character given the shared feudal setting
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