Welcome to the "Listen to Shugoro Yamamoto" channel 🌙 A mysterious "mononoke" lurks deep in the mountains of Inaba. In order to uncover its true identity and exterminate it, the Kebiishi of Kyoto challenge it, but one after another they lose their lives. Was the last thing they saw despair, or...? Shugoro Yamamoto's short story "Mononoke" sharply depicts the pride of samurai, the desire for power, and what "humanity" is. Please enjoy the fantastical yet deep human drama contained in this story. [Work introduction URL] [About this channel] Welcome to the "Listen to Shugoro Yamamoto" channel. In this channel, we will read the immortal works of Shugoro Yamamoto, one of Japan's leading literary figures, with all our hearts. His stories, which have been loved throughout the ages, still resonate in the present day. Through our readings, please feel with your ears and taste with your heart the scenery of the era, the feelings of the people, and the beauty of Japan depicted by Shugoro Yamamoto. His works are filled with human warmth, sadness, joy, and the will to live. Whether you have never come across Shugoro Yamamoto's work or are a long-time fan, please enjoy his masterpieces on this channel. [About Shugoro Yamamoto] Shugoro Yamamoto was a Japanese novelist born on June 22, 1903 in Shimo Hatsukari, Hatsukari-cho, Otsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, and passed away on February 14, 1967 in Yokohama City. His real name was Shimizu Satomu. Many of his works are period novels and historical novels set in the Edo period, depicting the sadness of samurai and the lives of ordinary people, and his works such as "The Fir Tree Remains," "The Tale of the Red Beard's Medical Treatment," and "The Tale of the Blue Beard" are highly acclaimed. Shugoro was born as the eldest son of Shimizu Ittaro and Toku (formerly Sakamoto). The family business was cocoon sales and horse trading, and the family considered themselves to be descendants of Shimizu Osumi no Kami Masahide, a surviving retainer of the Takeda clan. During his childhood, he lost many relatives in the great flood of 1907, and his family moved to Tokyo. After graduating from Nishimae Elementary School in Yokohama, he became an apprentice at Yamamoto Shugoro Shoten (a pawnbroker) in Kobikicho, Tokyo, and during this time he developed an interest in literature. When the store was damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, he moved to Kansai for a time and experienced working as a local newspaper and magazine reporter. In 1926, he made his literary debut with "Sumadera Fukinai" (In the Surrounding Area of ​​Sumadera), published in Bungeishunju. Since then, he has published many works without interruption, and established a unique position in the Japanese literary world. Throughout his life, he declined all awards, and in 1943, he declined the Naoki Prize for "Nihon Fujidoki." He believed that there was no "masses" or "minorities" in literature, no "pure" or "impure," only good literature and bad literature. In his private life, he married Tsuchiyoki in 1930, and lost his wife to illness in 1945. He later remarried Yoshimura Kin and moved to Yokohama. In his later years, he wrote his works in a separate building of the Yokohama inn "Mamonen", and passed away in 1967 from hepatitis and heart failure. Yamamoto Shugoro's works explore the depths of humanity and are written from a unique perspective rooted in Japanese history and culture. His literary achievements were highly praised even after his death, and "The Complete Works of Yamamoto Shugoro" and "Collection of Works Not Included in the Complete Works" were published, and in 1988, Shinchosha established the "Yamamoto Shugoro Prize" in his name. His works are still loved by many readers today and occupy an important corner of Japanese literature. ◆Subscribe to the channel here @yamamotoshugoro #YamamotoShugoro #Masterpiece #JapaneseLiterature #YamamotoShugoroReading #Reading #SleepReading #Masterpiece