Warriors of Old Japan

and Other Stories

by

Read by mlcui

English · 1909 · 7h 19m · Historical Fiction, Short Stories

4.8 (11 reviews)

This is a collection of stories featuring members of the Samurai - the warrior class of old Japan, rendered into English by Yei Theodora Ozaki. In the preface, the author herself says, "In picturesqueness of conception Japanese stories yield the palm to none. And they are rich in quaint expressions and dainty conceits." - Summary by mlcui

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Preface and Intro Note 4:32 Read by mlcui
Madame Yukio Ozaki, Part 1 14:11 Read by mlcui
Madame Yukio Ozaki, Part 2 14:19 Read by mlcui
Hachiro Tametomo, Part 1 18:49 Read by mlcui
Hachiro Tametomo, Part 2 18:00 Read by mlcui
Gen Sanmi Yorimasa, Part 1 24:09 Read by mlcui
Gen Sanmi Yorimasa, Part 2 16:52 Read by mlcui
The Story of Yoshitsune, Part 1 22:23 Read by mlcui
The Story of Yoshitsune, Part 2 21:08 Read by mlcui
The Story of Benkei, Part 1 25:50 Read by mlcui
The Story of Benkei, Part 2 28:12 Read by mlcui
The Goblin of Oyeyama, Part 1 19:46 Read by mlcui
The Goblin of Oyeyama, Part 2 19:21 Read by mlcui
Kidomaru the Robber 27:16 Read by mlcui
The Story of the Pots of Plum, Cherry and Pine 28:23 Read by mlcui
Shiragiku or White Chrysanthemum, Part 1 28:40 Read by mlcui
Shiragiku or White Chrysanthemum, Part 2 20:23 Read by mlcui
The Princess of the Bowl, Part 1 30:43 Read by mlcui
The Princess of the Bowl, Part 2 23:41 Read by mlcui
The Story of Lazy Taro 32:59 Read by mlcui

Reviews

fine


(5 stars)

a lovely set of stories, well read

False


(5 stars)

They make it appears like the BIPOC peoples of Japan were blood thirsty. In actuality they were all peaceable harmonious nonbinary vegetarians. They only became violent after the evil old white heteronormative males forced traditional gender roles upon the poor Japanese after commodore Perry, who was actually a prior incarnation of Donald Trump, unlawfully invaded the island in the 19th century