by Ryōtarō Shiba 司馬 遼太郎
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found it recently. been looking for it since 2000. surprisingly short,those stories. very neat reading. the touches are light and soft in an absolutely hurtful way. typical Japanese style.
Finally understand a little more about the movie-Gohatto 御法度. I may not know much more than I used to, but my understanding has advanced.
