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Japanese author This is an alphabetical list of writers who are Japanese, or are famous for having written in the Japanese language. Writers are listed by the native order of Japanese names, family name followed by given name to ensure consistency although some ...

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rakugo is a form of ''yose'', which is itself a form of Japanese verbal entertainment. The lone sits on a raised platform, a . Using only a and a as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long ...

performer of the late Edo and early Meiji eras. Notable works include Japanese horror ("

kaidan is a Japanese word consisting of two kanji: 怪 (''kai'') meaning "strange, mysterious, rare, or bewitching apparition" and 談 (''dan'') meaning "talk" or "recited narrative". Overall meaning and usage In its broadest sense, ''kaidan'' refers ...

") classics: ''

Kaidan botan dōrō (Peony lantern kaidan) is a story inspired by the Chinese influenced kaidan Botan Dōrō. Published as a stenography narrated and created by the rakugo artist San'yūtei Enchō and written with the aid of both Sakai Shōzō (酒井昇造) and Wa ...

'' (based on , and '' Shincho Kasane ga Fuchi'' (on which many Japanese horror films such as ''

Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi (''Ghost Story of Kasane Swamp''), also known as ''The Depths'', or ''The Ghost of Kasane'', is a 1957 black-and-white/ Scope Japanese horror film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa for Shintoho Films. The screenplay was based on a story called ''Shin ...

'' are based).

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Texts of Encho's works
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. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanyutei, Encho 1839 births 1900 deaths 19th-century Japanese writers Theatre in Japan Rakugoka Japanese male writers 19th-century male writers 19th-century storytellers 19th-century comedians