{"product_id":"japanese-monster-cats-9784805320921","title":"Japanese Monster Cats","description":"\u003cb\u003eA full-color guide to Japan's legendary kaibyo—supernatural, shape-shifting monster cats—from classic art to contemporary pop culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCats can often turn into humans; Japanese mythology and folklore is filled with these tales. This full-color guide presents a pictorial history of these supernatural shape-shifters:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWoodblock prints:\u003c\/b\u003e Lesser-known master Utagawa Kuniyoshi's terrifying prints and demon cat-wife renderings take center stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaintings \u0026amp; illustrations:\u003c\/b\u003e From the playful to the didactic, reproductions include \"Cats Enjoying the Cool Air\" and \"A Child's Guide to Moral Education: Cat and Mouse.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMovie stills \u0026amp; scenes:\u003c\/b\u003e Add to your list of feline-themed horror films with \u003ci\u003eThe Monster Cat of the Phantom Castle, The Strange Laughing Cat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Cat in the Turkish Bath\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eManga and books:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Cat Girl, Night Tales of the Yokai Cat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Monster Cat Wants to Repay a Favor\u003c\/i\u003e offer page-turning action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis richly illustrated guide celebrates these mysterious mousers and Edo-era woodblock subjects. Over 175 illustrations, paintings, movie stills\/posters, book covers and woodblock prints reveal the myth-tinged realm of these enigmatic nighttime shape-shifters.","brand":"Tetsu Machida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49089986330875,"sku":"9784805320921","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_8f608e03-c342-48e6-8035-1d131bf3f086.jpg?v=1784890002","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/japanese-monster-cats-9784805320921","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}